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para>Areas where endometriosis can be found

This figure shows some of the areas in the body (purple spots) where endometriosis can be found. Common areas affected by endometriosis include the ovaries, the tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus (fallopian tubes), and the bowel. Endometriosis can also grow in front, in back, and to the sides of the uterus. Sometimes the doctor can feel the tissue when doing a pelvic exam.

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Areas where endometriosis can be found

This figure shows some of the areas in the body (purple spots) where endometriosis can be found. Common areas affected by endometriosis include the ovaries, the tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus (fallopian tubes), and the bowel. Endometriosis can also grow in front, in back, and to the sides of the uterus. Sometimes the doctor can feel the tissue when doing a pelvic exam.

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Types of abdominal hysterectomy

In an abdominal hysterectomy, the doctor removes the uterus through an opening in the belly. If it is a "total hysterectomy" the doctor also removes the cervix. If it is a "subtotal" or "supracervical" hysterectomy, the doctor removes the uterus but leaves the cervix in place. To do this surgery, doctors sometimes make a horizontal cut (from left to right) at the bikini line. Sometimes they instead make a vertical cut from top to bottom. As part of a hysterectomy, doctors sometimes also remove the ovaries and the tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus (fallopian tubes). This is called "salpingo-oophorectomy".

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Types of abdominal hysterectomy

In an abdominal hysterectomy, the doctor removes the uterus through an opening in the belly. If it is a "total hysterectomy" the doctor also removes the cervix. If it is a "subtotal" or "supracervical" hysterectomy, the doctor removes the uterus but leaves the cervix in place. To do this surgery, doctors sometimes make a horizontal cut (from left to right) at the bikini line. Sometimes they instead make a vertical cut from top to bottom. As part of a hysterectomy, doctors sometimes also remove the ovaries and the tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus (fallopian tubes). This is called "salpingo-oophorectomy".

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