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Top 5 warning signs your painful periods could indicate endometriosis

Endometriosis is a painful condition in which tissue like the uterus' inner lining grows outside of it. It commonly impacts the tissue lining the pelvis, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. The growth can occur regardless of the pelvic organ area. When it grows within the uterus' second layer, the condition is called adenomyosis. With every menstrual cycle, endometriosis tissue undergoes the same thinning, disintegration, and bleeding as the uterine lining.