In other cases, it may require major abdominal surgery. Sometimes an ovary or a Fallopian tube must also be removed. After surgery, hormone treatment is usually recommended to keep endometriosis from coming back. The ovaries and tubes may need to be removed as well. If you want future pregnancies, hysterectomy is not a treatment option for you.
Endometriosis tends to get better during pregnancy.
After menopause, endometriosis shrinks, even if you take replacement hormones. If you have had endometriosis you should take a progestin along with your estrogen hormone replacement, even if you have had a hysterectomy. Copyright 2000 - 2001 Group Health Cooperative.