The immune system detects the blood stagnation in the implanted
foreign endometrial tissues as toxic and reacts by attacking all the endometrial cells in the body, leading to inflammation and pain.
The current Western medical approach is to prescribe painkillers and then to use surgery or hormone controlling drugs to remove
the foreign endometrial tissue.
Not exact matches
Once implanted in these
foreign sites, the
endometrial tissue continues to respond to the hormonal fluctuation of the menstrual cycle, getting thicker prior to ovulation, and turning into blood during menstruation.