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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Endometriosis

(HealthDay News) -- Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that resembles uterine lining grows outside the uterus. Symptoms may include pain, infertility and very heavy periods.

The National Women's Health Information Center offers this list of common risk factors for endometriosis:

  • Starting your period at a young age.
  • Having very heavy periods.
  • Having periods that last more than seven days.
  • Having a short monthly menstrual cycle of 27 days or fewer.
  • Having a close relative who has the condition.

-- Diana Kohnle

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ENABLEX is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder:

  • · having a strong need to go to the bathroom right away (also called "urgency")
  • · leaks or wetting accidents (also called "urinary incontinence")
  • · having to go to the bathroom too often (also called "urinary frequency")

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

You should not take once-daily ENABLEX if you have certain types of stomach problems, glaucoma, or have trouble emptying your bladder. Side effects of ENABLEX include blurred vision, and more commonly dry mouth, constipation, indigestion, and abdominal pain. Use caution when doing certain activities until you know how ENABLEX affects you.


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