HIGHER RISK OF BLOOD CLOTS. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR ENDOMETRIOSIS ADHESIONS AREN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE FROM A SCAN, BUT THEY CAN CAUSE SOME BIG PROBLEMS. PATIENTS USUALLY DESCRIBE HAVING A ...

Surgical adhesions — internal bands of scar tissue that form between organs or tissues after surgery— can lead to severe complications such as bowel obstructions, chronic pain, and infertility while ...

Endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of women of reproductive age globally, around 190 million people. It is a chronic and often painful condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus ...

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions -- abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel has now been shown to prevented adhesions in mice and pigs. Surgical adhesions -- ...