Take Care and Beware of Heart Disease

Long follow-up study shows endometriosis increases risks for heart disease.

     It has been discovered after a long follow-up study that endometriosis is a  increased risk for heart disease mostly under those women under 40 years old. According to the New York Times “Endometriosis, the growth of uterine tissue outside the uterus, may affect as many as 10 percent of women in their reproductive years.” Its symptoms include painful menstruation, excessive bleeding, and infertility among others. According to the New York Times the study included “116,430 women free of heart disease and stroke at the start of the study. By the end of a 20-year follow-up period, 11,903 of the women had been given a diagnosis of endometriosis.” It is always vital to be healthy and take care of yourself but for women with Endometriosis the task is even harder. Pregnancies, physical activity, alcohol intake, diabetes and other factors cause these women to be 52% more likely to have a heart attack, they are 91% more likely to have angina and 35% more likely to have to undergo coronary bypass surgery. We can see that women are deeply affected by endometriosis and doctors are currently finding out more information about the disease.