[CheshireTheCat]

If endometriosis is an auto-immune disorder, how could surgery correct it?
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The endometrium, uterine lining, grows outside the uterus and sticks to things: ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, diaphragm, muscles, tendons, bowels, etc. It thickens and can forms cysts of varying thickness. It can pull other organs out of alignment and make them adhere to things, such as ovaries adhering to bowel. Surgeons remove the big chunks, cut through the adhesions, and burn off what they can.

Some researchers say it is an auto-immune disease in that the body does not recognize the wrong tissue growing in the wrong places and kill off this tissue.

[AFB-XYZ]

Thanks for the further info! Every time I find myself thinking that I know a lot (about ANYTHING), I soon find out that I don’t actually know eff-all (as the Brits say). Thankfully, there are kind-hearted souls like yourself who set me straight without pointing and bellowing “BWAHAHAHAAHAHA, WHAT A MAROON YOU ARE !!!” :-)

[Aquamarine]

Some researchers say it is an auto-immune disease in that the body does not recognize the wrong tissue growing in the wrong places and kill off this tissue.

That's very interesting info. How do you know so much about the disease?