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Health Encyclopedia: Endometriosis Complications

Complications

Endometriosis is a chronic disease that is difficult to diagnose and to treat. Without treatment, endometriosis gets progressively worse in 65 - 80% of patients. Even with treatment, endometriosis continues to advance in 20% of patients. Cysts and implants may grow and spread to other parts of the pelvis, and in very severe cases, to the urinary or intestinal tracts. Eventually adhesions may form. These are dense, web-like structures of scar tissue that can attach to nearby organs a...

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Urethral Strictures and Reconstruction

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

... My husband is experiencing problems urinating: pain, blood, pressure, etc. The urologist... Read more »

Side Effects of Caverject and Penile Injections

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...on the shaft. There can also be a great deal of pain associated with the hematoma. Treatment... Read more »

Ask the Expert: Pain after Back Surgery

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...microdiskectomy surgery at the beginning of June. The pain going down my leg was excruciating... Read more »

Priapism - An Erection Lasting Longer than Four Hours

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...is something known as priapism, or a prolonged and painful penile erection lasting for more than... Read more »

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Angioplasty Patient Guide: Find Angioplasty Information

...hurt? The general consensus among patients is that angioplasty is a sometimes uncomfortable, but not painful, procedure. You may feel some twinges in your chest when the balloon is inflated,... Read more »

Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes

What is angina? Angina is short for “angina pectoris,” which in Latin means “pain of the chest.” More specifically, angina is pain originating from the heart when it doesn’t get enough... Read more »

Scleroderma: Prognosis

...heart. The heart becomes enlarged from pumping blood against the resistance. Some symptoms include chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath, and fatigue. The goal of treatment is control of the... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery

...place in the lumbar area of the spine. Slipped disks are one of the most common causes of lower back pain. The mainstay of treatment is an initial period of rest with pain and anti-inflammatory... Read more »

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