What are the symptoms of endometriosis?
Symptoms vary and some individuals have only infertility
- Severe pain during menstruation (see “Pain“)
- Pelvic or abdominal pain not associated with menses
- Low back and/or leg pain
- Pain with sex (see “Sexual Functioning“)
- Painful bowel movements
- Stomach problems including nausea, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation (see “Bowel/GI“)
- Fatigue (see “Fatigue” and “Inflammation“)
- Infertility (see “Fertility Issues“)
Less common symptoms
- Pain with breathing and/or shoulder pain particularly during menstruation may indicate diaphragm or lung endometriosis (see “Thoracic (diaphragm)“)
- Coughing up blood or collapse of lung during period may indicate lung endometriosis
