What are the causes of the endometriosis how can u get rid of it or what can u do?

Hey there, here is some info I found:

Endometriosis - Cause

The exact cause of endometriosis is not known. Possible explanations include the following:

* The immune system normally destroys any endometrial cells outside of the uterus. But women with endometriosis may have a problem with the immune system that may impair this process.1
* Menstrual bleeding (which contains endometrial cells) is carried up through the fallopian tubes into the abdomen (retrograde menstruation). This happens with most women. But it may be worse if you have heavy menstrual bleeding or were born with an abnormal structure of the uterus, cervix, or vagina that blocks or slows menstrual flow.2
* Endometrial cells may be carried to other locations in the body by the blood or lymph fluid circulation.
* Endometrial cells may be moved to another area during surgery, such as an episiotomy after childbirth or a cesarean delivery.
* Cells in the abdomen and pelvis, which are closely related to the cells of the reproductive system, may change into endometrial cells.
* Endometrial cells may be deposited outside the uterus before birth.
* Sometimes, the tendency to develop endometriosis is passed down through families (genetic cause).2

Endometriosis - Treatment Overview

Although there is no cure for endometriosis, treatment can help with pain and infertility. Treatment depends on how severe your symptoms are and whether you have future pregnancy plans. For pain only, any hormone therapy that lowers your body's estrogen levels will shrink endometriosis implants and may reduce pain. To become pregnant, surgery, infertility treatment, or both may help.

Endometriosis symptoms, no pregnancy plans

If you have endometrial pain or bleeding and no immediate plans to become pregnant, birth control hormones (patch, pills, or ring) or anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) may be all that you need to control pain. Birth control hormones help shrink endometrial tissue and reduce pain for most women. They are also likely to keep endometriosis from getting worse.7 Anti-inflammatories reduce bleeding, inflammation, and pain. Most women can use these medicines safely for the long term with few side effects.

Endometriosis - Home Treatment

Home treatment may ease the pain and discomfort of endometriosis. You can supplement your medical treatment plan with one or more of the following measures.

* Take an anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) on a regular schedule. Check with your health professional before using a nonprescription medicine for more than a few days. (If there is a chance that you are or could soon become pregnant, do not use an NSAID. NSAIDs have been linked to increased miscarriage risk, especially when used at the time of conception and when an NSAID is used for longer than a week.12)
o Start taking the recommended dose as soon as your discomfort begins or the day before your menstrual period is scheduled to start.
o Take the medicine in regularly scheduled doses. Taking the medicine only when your pain is "really bad" is not as effective.
o If one type of NSAID does not relieve your pain, try another type. Or try acetaminophen, such as Tylenol.
* Apply heat to your lower abdomen with a heating pad or hot water bottle, or take a warm bath. Heat improves blood flow and may relieve pelvic pain.
* Lie down and elevate your legs by placing a pillow under your knees. When lying on your side, bring your knees up to your chest to relieve back pressure.
* Use relaxation techniques and biofeedback. For more information, see the topic Stress Management.
* Exercise regularly. It improves blood flow, increases certain pain-relieving substances naturally made by the body (endorphins), and reduces pain.

If you have more severe symptoms or if birth control hormones and NSAIDs do not work, you might try a stronger hormone therapy such as therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a), progestin, a progestin intrauterine device (Mirena), danazol, or aromatase inhibitors. Some doctors will first do a laparoscopy to look for signs of endometriosis in the pelvis. But many think this is not needed unless there is a chance that you have another problem.

No one is certain of the causes of endometriosis; there are a lot of theories, but no evidence-based research definitively backs up those theories.

There is no cure for endometriosis. The best treatment is to have the disease removed during laparoscopic surgery by an endometriosis specialist; it will more than likely grow back, but the surgery will give you some relief, sometimes for years at a time.

Though there are theories, it is not known for certain what causes it. I believe there is a genetic link. There are things you can do to suppress it if you are planning to have children (birth control pills, other meds, and/or have it lasered away through laparoscopic surgery.

If you've had all the kids you want and it is causing debilitating symptoms, then hysterectomy is an option. (That is the route I took.)

The cause is thought to be hormonal. Possible treatments include:
Birth control pills
Endometrial ablation
Endoscopic guided lazer surgery
hysterectomy