is endometriosis a disease
Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside it. The main symptoms are pelvic pain and infertility.Nearly half of those affected have chronic pelvic pain, while in 70% pain occurs during menstruation.Pain with sex is also common.n the US, as of 2007, about 27% of women with endometriosis had had the symptoms for at least six years before it is diagnosed. The economic effects associated with endometriosis are substantial and are similar to that of other chronic diseases such as Crohn's disease, diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis.