Endometriosis

Endometriosis in a simplified way, is caused by endometrial residues and blood that instead of leaving the body during the period, go into different body parts and dry and cause harm to this tissue. For example, if it accumulates on the ovaries it will cause an endometrioma known as chocolate cyst that might reduce the ovarian reserve and decrease egg quality. If it accumulates in the uterus it might reduce the chances of embryo implantation.
Severe pain during the menstrual period might indicate the presence of endometriosis.

If a young unmarried woman discovers that she has endometriosis, it is recommended that she undergoes egg freezing to preserve her fertility in case she experiences premature ovarian failure due to endometriosis.

A woman suffering from endometriosis can conceive naturally but if this does not happen, we might try up to 3 cycles of intrauterine insemination (IUI). In case of failure we go to In vitro fertilization (IVF) with freeze-all embryos and transfer in a subsequent cycle as fresh embryos have less chances of implantation than frozen ones in case of endometriosis.