health endometriosis gets its name from the tissue that lines a woman's uterus - the body typically grows a new lining each menstrual cycle in preparation for a fertilised during your period is a portion of this endometrium being occurs when this tissue grows where it shouldn't - outside of the uterus - affecting the potentially other organs complications can arise when this tissue stays in form around the ovaries eventually developing into scar tissue "symptoms of endometriosis can include painful menstrual days before menstrual and sometimes irregular and difficulty falling pregnant," says dr novikova "endometriosis is also often associated with irritable bowel syndrome."
