Endometriosis can cause patients to experience debilitating pain and can increase concern for fertility. Perimenopause and menopause can be difficult times for some patients.

Menstrual disorders can significantly impact a patient’s physical and emotional well-being. Menstrual disorders that cause pain can decrease the patient’s quality of life and interfere with daily tasks.

perimenopause — phase of menstrual irregularities that is attributed to fluctuating hormone levels lasting for months up to several years and that ends when menses has ceased for 12 months. endometriosis — chronic and often painfully debilitating gynecologic disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. fistula — abnormal connection between two surfaces in the body that are not meant to be connected. abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) — common gynecologic condition characterized by atypical bleeding patterns that deviate from a person’s normal menstrual cycle.