Do You Suffer From Endometrioma Headache?

Endometrioma headache is a common type of headache suffered by women.

However, before going to further details about endometrioma headache, let us learn the basics.

Endometrium is a tissue that lines the uterus and bleeds during the menstrual cycle in women. Endometriosis is a non-cancerous disorder in which tissue resembling the endometrium develops outside the uterus. Though this growth is typically found in the pelvis, still it may grow virtually in any part of the body.

Endometriosis is commonly found in surface of the ovaries, peritoneum (tissue lining the abdominal region), uterus, fallopian tubes and bowel. Many women tend to develop the disorder in more than one location of their bodies.

The endometrioma is large enough to be considered a tumour. It is also alternatively called a chocolate cyst. In this case, the endometrioma is filled with old blood that bears similarity with chocolate syrup.

Any headache, including the endometrioma headache is associated with mild to moderate constant pain in the forehead. Tightness or pressure is felt not only on the forehead, but also at the back of the head and neck. Endometrioma causes about 20 per cent headaches in women.

Along with headaches, menopausal symptoms, headaches, blurred vision and hot flashes are also quite common. Though in most cases the cysts are harmless, but a few may eventually bleed causing irritation and subsequently lead to headaches and other associated problems. You may even experience a weight gain. However, migraine headaches are not all linked to endometrioma.

Medical treatment of endometrioma headache
Medical treatment should only be for patients with pain or dyspareunia. Danazol, a synthetic androgen is used widely. Danazol inhibits leuteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. This results in a relatively hypoestrogenic state.

This Danazol therapy should start when the patient is menstruating with an initial dosage of 800 mg. per day. Patients with less severe symptoms can be given 200 to 400 mg. per day.

In this therapy, the success rate is 84 to 92 per cent and benefits can last up to six months after the treatment has been stopped. This treatment is the most effective one for endometrioma headache.