A woman, who has just been diagnosed with stage II endometriosis, asks the nurse what the diagnosis means. The nurse explains that in stage II endometriosis:
A) there is minimal invasion of endometrial tissue.
B) there is deeper implantation of into the endometrial tissue.
C) there are many deep implants into the tissue with involvement of the ovaries and some adhesions.
D) there are many deep implants, involvement of the ovaries, and deep adhesions in the rectum.
B) there is deeper implantation of into the endometrial tissue.
Explanation: A) Stage I involves minimal invasion of the endometrial tissue.
B) Stage II involves deeper implantation into the endometrial tissue.
C) Stage III is moderate and involves many deep implants into the tissue with endometriomas on one or both of the ovaries as well as some adhesions.
D) Stage IV, the most severe stage of endometriosis, involves many deep implants with large endometriomas on one or both ovaries as well as deep adhesions that can grow into the rectum on the backside of the uterus.
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