Scar endometriosis is when endometriosis occurring in a cesarian section scar. Scar Endometriosis can be found in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, rectus muscle/sheath, intraperitoneally, or in the uterine myometrium (within uterine scar).
Scar endometriosis is defined by the implantation or/and growth of endometrial tissue postsurgically at the incision site. These lesions are a product of gynecological or obstetrical surgery, including laparotomy and laparoscopic approaches of abdominal and pelvic cases
Symptoms
The standard symptoms of endometriosis can occur following a C-section.
They include:
- Pain during sex
- Infertility
- severe pain during menstruation
- pain or cramps between periods
- painful bowel movements
- bleeding between periods
- Diarrhea or Constipation.
- Bladder Pain