A change is coming for endometriosis treatment. Until now, the clinical approach has been surgery followed by hormonal suppression with hormonal birth control or other drugs. Going forward, the approach will shift to anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating treatments. That’s because there is growing evidence that endometriosis is not primarily a hormonal condition. It is autoimmune.
endometriosis
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory and immune disease, and possibly a microbial disease. It responds to natural treatments that modify the gut microbiome including gluten-free diet and the herbal medicine berberine.