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Old 11-05-2005, 10:11 PM
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It runs in my family. I've had the surgery three times (think of it as a tiny vacuum through your navel!), and been on various forms of the pill for it.

It only gets dangerous when
1) You want children, and the tissue has blocked your tubes (hence, the vacuuming!) or
2) You're menopausel (sp?) and the uterine lining is too thick from the endometriosis - it's then considered pre-cancerous.

Once diagnosed, you really cannot afford to miss even one year's yearly exam, though - better safe than sorry!
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