Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the womb’s lining grows in places outside of the uterus, such as on the ovaries and inside the fallopian tubes. This tissue, a mixture of blood and glandular tissue, can often flow back through the fallopian tubes into the pelvic cavity during a period.
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