Endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus. A disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis.

Patients with endometriosis may face difficulty in conception irrespective of pain as a symptom. Endometriosis related infertility needs dedicated treatment which may involve IUI / IVF , Laparoscopy for endometriosis & medication to suppress endometriotic deposits . Long term management is important to improve quality of life.