When should endometriosis be re-evaluated?
I’m 33years old. I was diagnosed with stage 1 endometriosis via laparoscopy in 2021 when doing fertility treatments. My symptoms were/are infertility, pain with sex,
November 5, 2025
I’m 33years old. I was diagnosed with stage 1 endometriosis via laparoscopy in 2021 when doing fertility treatments. My symptoms were/are infertility, pain with sex,
College is challenging enough when you’re healthy – throw endometriosis into the mix, and it can feel downright impossible some days. Classes, exams, and the
Another condition that can have overlapping symptoms with endometriosis is pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). PFD involves abnormal functioning of the pelvic floor muscles (Grimes &
I say yes, because that’s exactly what happened to me. I had onset of symptoms in middle school for all of my issues, and only migraines were acknowledged. None of the many symptoms of endo were even acknowledged for years, and I even had a few doctors lecture me about the fact that I was not in fact experiencing pain and that I should stop exaggerating.
Why is the the first question we’re asked, does it cause pain with sex? Like it’s the top priority, because then it becomes a man’s problem
I think so. After diagnosis and excision I asked my (now former ) doctor why doctors never ask patients to describe an average period. It would have quickly identified my endo 20 years before I was diagnosed. Her response? “Why would we ask? It’s subjective. That won’t tell anyone anything.”
Um… hospitals use subjective 1-10 pain scales for treatment constantly. Isn’t ALL pain and feeling itself subjective?