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title: Can endometriosis grow inside the nose and cause nosebleeds during the menstrual cycle?
description: Yes. One 37-year-old woman had endometriosis inside her nose that caused periodic nosebleeds, nasal pain, and a feeling of fullness. After treatment, she had
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/perimenstrual-epistaxis-caused-by-nasal-septal-endometriosis-very-rare-case-2022/
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Case report, 2022

# Can endometriosis grow inside the nose and cause nosebleeds during the menstrual cycle?

Yes. One 37-year-old woman had endometriosis inside her nose that caused periodic nosebleeds, nasal pain, and a feeling of fullness. After treatment, she had significant relief of these symptoms over one year.

 Early or limited evidence

One 37-year-old woman with periodic nosebleeds, nasal pain, and feeling of nasal fullness

## What they did

A 37-year-old woman came to doctors with periodic nosebleeds, nasal pain, and a feeling of fullness in her nose. They did a biopsy of the nasal tissue to check for cancer. Based on the biopsy results and further screening tests, she was diagnosed with endometriosis. She received oral treatment.

## What they found

Over the 1-year follow-up period, she reported significant relief from her nasal symptoms.

## What it means for you

Endometriosis can grow inside the nose and cause symptoms that get worse during the menstrual cycle. This case shows the importance of considering endometriosis in women with periodic nosebleeds. The main limit is this describes only one woman, so we don't know how common this is or how well treatment works for others.

37

Age in years

1 year

Follow-up period

## About the study

Original title Perimenstrual Epistaxis Caused by Nasal Septal Endometriosis: Very Rare Case Report Authors Aliyeva A, Safarova V Journal Journal of rhinology : official journal of the Korean Rhinologic Society Year 2022 Study design Case report What was tested Oral treatment for endometriosis Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.18787/jr.2022.00425](https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2022.00425)

## Topics

[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Endometriosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-endometriosis/)

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