Endo Pregnancy Symptoms
Common signs and symptoms of endometriosis include.
Endo pregnancy symptoms. This is mainly caused by heightened levels of progesterone brought on by the pregnancy. The good news is. Pain and other symptoms of endometriosis are usually milder while women breastfeed their babies. The high levels of progesterone during pregnancy often induce a bit of remission says sharon phelan md a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the university of new mexico.
If you re diagnosed with pcos it may be more difficult to become pregnant. Polycystic ovarian syndrome pcos is a condition that affects between 6 and 15 percent of women of childbearing age. While you re pregnant you might actually get some relief from your endometriosis symptoms. Recently i have been having different symptoms such as headaches feeling really exhausted needing to pee more frequently which i know could also be endo but my last period was only really light and lasted little more than a day and i have been feeling sick on a morning but have just started a diet as i am going on holiday soon and figured i could just be feeling nauseas because i am not.
Pain also may increase over time. It s important to remember that pregnancy will not cure endometriosis. The primary symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain often associated with menstrual periods. For most patients suffering from endometriosis pregnancy is a time of relief from symptoms especially after the first weeks of pregnancy are over.
Endometriosis may increase your risk for pregnancy and delivery complications. After pregnancy breastfeeding inhibits the release of estrogen by the ovaries which hinders both ovulation and the growth of endometrial lesions. It was once thought that pregnancy was an effective treatment because symptoms subsided while pregnant and for some time after delivery. It s now known that while symptoms may abate during this time pregnancy is not truly a long term treatment for endometriosis.
Even if pregnancy does provide relief the symptoms of endometriosis are likely to return once a woman s periods start again after pregnancy although breast feeding can delay this further. Although many experience cramping during their menstrual periods those with endometriosis typically describe menstrual pain that s far worse than usual. One of the biggest problems regarding endometriosis is that any signs of this disease in the early stages appear to be the normal bodily changes that take place with the menstrual cycle.