Symptoms:


  • Most relevant and noticeable: radiating Catamenial pain in the shoulder from fluid causing pleurisy near the diaphragm.  Becomes more severe with breathing, coughing or sneezing


  • Chest pain

  • Shortness of breath

  • Coughing, severe with direct air blowing from a fan or other sources


  • Coughing up or tasting blood

  • Crackling or wheezing sound

  • A feeling under the skin in the chest, sometimes described as a “bubbling sensation” by many women

​Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome has five presentations:




Endometriosis Lung Nodules          2%


Catamenial Hemothorax                 10%


Catamenial Hemopneumothorax   5%


Catamenial Pneumothorax            75%


Catamenial Hemoptysis                       8%

The centerpiece of all public relations efforts for Dr. Wallace is her amazing book, now sold in many different countries. The book underscores her passion and provides the legitimacy of her credentials for writing the book. Her book is a tribute to her plight, and her enormous ability to story tell with honesty her maze-like healthcare journey.

cATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX


Living with Lung and Colon Endometriosis

Catamenial Lung​

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