There are recent medical advances that make it more likely that you can permanently get rid of your adhesions and pain. In this section I will discuss the common causes of adhesions. This is part two of a three part series. Scar tissue usually results from previous trauma to the tissue. The most common causes of scar tissue formation are endometriosis, past infection, and previous surgery.
Endometriosis is traumatic to the surrounding tissue.
Every month the endometrial implants are stimulated hormonally and bleed internally when a woman has her period. If you remember our discussion last week, as scar tissue matures, it shortens. Over time this cycle of irritation and scar tissue formation results more and more normal tissue getting pulled into this adhesive mass. Similar to material pulled up into a curtain pleat. This area is commonly located on the utero-sacral ligaments and can involve the uterus, bowel, and vagina.