Sarah has been trying to get pregnant for the last 3 years.After many miscarriages she gets tested and discovers that she suffers from a major cause of infertility in which parts of the endometrial lining of the uterus implant themselves outside the uterus which is called ___________.

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Endometriosis is a condition in which the endometrium, the tissue that lines the uterus and grows and sheds during a menstrual cycle, grows outside of the uterus. This can cause infertility as it can interfere with the normal functioning of the reproductive organs. Pelvic inflammatory disease and toxic shock syndrome are not directly related to infertility, while polycystic ovary syndrome can cause infertility, but it is not related to endometriosis.

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