The Hidden Link Between Endometriosis and Osteoporosis

The Hidden Link Between Endometriosis and Osteoporosis

Endometriosis is a common condition in women where the tissue that lines the womb appears in other parts of the body. This tissue, endometrium, may appear in or on the ovaries, abdomen, bladder, bowels, and fallopian tubes.

We specialize in blocked fallopian tubes treatment at USA Vascular Centers.

Women all over the US have infertility, and we always strive to remedy the problem. However, there is often an underlying cause of many cases of infertility. In fact, studies show there is a strong link between endometriosis, which can cause infertility in women, and osteoporosis.

Research suggests endometriosis may, in fact, be responsible for the occurrence of osteoporosis. In case you don’t know, osteoporosis is a degenerative condition that causes bones to weaken. The more fragile your bones become over time, the more likely they are to then break. This can lead to serious conditions like spinal fractures, even from everyday actions like bending down to pick something up. At USA Vascular Centers, we specialize in spinal fracture surgery, as well as blocked fallopian tubes treatment. You can count on our specialist staff to improve your wellbeing.

Linking Endometriosis with Osteoporosis

As we know, endometriosis causes cells from uterine lining to grow in unexpected places, such as the abdomen, and fallopian tubes. In the latter, particularly, this can cause mild to severe pain, and even infertility. The data indicates that as many as 33 percent of women in the US suffer from infertility as a result of endometriosis. Research suggests, however, that the disease also affects the bones, with bone degeneration and blocked fallopian tubes caused by endometrial reflux.

Endometrial reflux is the biological process where women shed endometrial cells in their menstrual fluid. A side-effect of this process is that the shed endometrial cells may travel up the fallopian tubes, causing blockages.

Symptoms include painful menstrual cycles as the out-of-place uterine cells start to grow. A hormone secreted by white blood cells as they react to misplaced cells causes this. A side-effect of the high levels of interleukin-1 in your blood is that it stunts bone growth, causing bones to become thinner and frailer over time. This leaves you at serious risk of osteoporosis, which itself can lead to serious injuries like spinal fractures.

Blocked Fallopian Tubes Treatment: Recanalization Our expert physicians at USA Vascular Centers can perform several types of spinal fracture surgery, as well as blocked fallopian tubes treatment. Under local anesthetic, recanalization is one of the best treatments for blocked fallopian tubes. Your doctor feeds a catheter into your uterus, and from there into the blocked tube. Next, they inject a liquid contrast agent to locate the blockage on an x-ray camera monitor. They can then clear the blockage using a small catheter. Studies show that pregnancy after fallopian tube recanalization is highly likely.

Spinal Fracture Surgery: Kyphoplasty Kyphoplasty stabilizes fractured bones, particularly with compression fractures, even restoring lost vertebral body height. Through a small incision in your back, your doctor inserts a balloon through a specialized tube. They then inflate the balloon to elevate the fracture, returning the pieces to their original positions. Medical cement can then be used to fill the space, ensuring the fractured bones don’t fall out of place again.