Endometriosis is the condition in which the cells that normally
line the uterus (endometrium) grow on other areas of the body
causing symptoms that may include pain, irregular bleeding, urinary
symptoms, and impaired fertility.
Review Date: 12/23/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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