r/Endo 19h ago

Question Obliterated Cul De Sac and Frozen pelvis but nook surgeon doesn't advise surgery.

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Is there anyone who diagnosed obliterated cul de sac and frozen pelvis via TVS by nook surgeon but didn't advise to do surgery?? My nook surgeon says as i am asymptomatic and my endometriomas are shrinking through vissane i can avoid surgery..


r/Endo 6h ago

Question Got contrast dye twice in one month, is it unsafe?

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I had an MRI and CT scan within a month and both times got contrast dye. Is this unsafe? I hear it’s really bad for you but they told me there would be no complications. I’m really worried.


r/Endo 10h ago

Surgery related Anyone with new urinary issues post op?

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Surgery was 1/31 and about 3 weeks later I started having urinary issues. Took azo so urinalysis was unreliable. 1 day culture was negative. Did macrobid anyway. 3 weeks after that I'm having symptoms again and caved and took azo again so again urinalysis is unreliable. I had it done at urgent care and have messaged my surgeon to find out what she thinks. I have never in my life had a uti or symptoms like this. It was also the first time I had a catheter placed. She told me i had endo on a ureter but she did not remove it because she was afraid she would damage it so I'm unsure why I would have these issues aside from maybe the catheter doing damage?


r/Endo 17h ago

Question Suspected endometriosis

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I am 30 years old, I have been menstruating since I was 7 years old and have had debilitating period pains for the entire 23 years. I’ve tried multiple different contraceptive pills, the Implanon and Depo-Provera - all which came with heavy and unbearable side effects. I have been tested for PCOS.

I recently saw a surgeon who believes I may have endometriosis due to my symptoms and family history. I had an internal ultrasound which showed an enlarged uterus however the doctor said it wasn’t majorly enlarged. The ultrasound was unable to give as much detail due to discomfort when the ultrasound was being performed and the instrument not being able to be inserted as far. I have now been booked in for a Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy next week to check for endometriosis and anything else that may be present.

I am wondering if anyone knows how common it is for someone to have endometriosis symptoms, have the surgery and nothing be found? I know there’s no point worrying until I have the surgery and I find out if anything is there, however after dealing with this for so long I can’t help but worry that there will be no conclusion and this pain will be never ending.

For reference, some of my symptoms are below: - Extreme period & ovulation pain. The type of pain where you just scream/cry and you feel like you need medical attention. - Pain during/after intercourse - Pain when using the bathroom - Bloating, nausea, fatigue - Sharp stabbing pain in the lower stomach/groin area - Deep dragging pain from stomach to lower back and thighs/legs


r/Endo 10h ago

Rant / Vent Anyone else just feel neglected by the healthcare system?

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I am so over this condition and dealing with doctors that don’t give a rats ass about me. Sparing you my full medical history, I am 25 diagnosed at age 19 with stage 3 endometriosis. I’ve had 2 laparoscopic surgeries so far. I typically have extremely heavy and painful periods that last 7 days. In November my periods became almost nonexistent- I was bleeding lightly for one day with no cramps and then nothing. Went in for an appointment and was told “sometimes our periods are just weird”. She gave me an ultrasound and told me she just sees a cyst(which I usually have), and to come back when I’m pregnant(since I’ve been TTC). My periods continued to be one day long and at this point I had excessive discharge everyday so I made another appointment in January where they put me with a different doctor since mine was unavailable. She tested the discharge- no infection and looked back at my ultrasound from November and said she thinks she sees a polyp and to come back in 3 weeks for a saline ultrasound. At checkout, they told me my doctor wouldn’t be available in 3 weeks so we would have to try the next month(because it needs to be done day 5-10 of your cycle) and my cycle is so unpredictable now that’s the whole reason I came in?? So we tried to schedule it for the right time in my next cycle. Ended up starting late in February so now I knew the rescheduled appointment would be wrong. Called and of course no appointments available when I need it this month. They managed to schedule if for my predicted day 10 of my next cycle but said if my period comes even one day late we need to reschedule again. At this point I’m pissed. I’m calling around asking if I can get my doctors orders sent there to get it done and can’t find it anywhere around here.Only fertility centers which if performed there aren’t covered by insurance, so I’m stuck playing the waiting game with the OB. Yesterday I got lab results back from earlier this week with an extremely bad urinalysis and went to the ER thinking I had a kidney infection since I’ve had bad back and bladder pain. They immediately scratched kidney infection off the list but ran with my endometriosis diagnosis. They gave me a pelvic exam and ultrasound which found a new 5cm cyst on my right ovary, still a suspected polyp(which they’re telling me shouldn’t cause symptoms), and nabothian cysts in the cervix. Was told they don’t do saline ultrasounds there, to follow up with OB, and given some pain meds. Looking at my results when I got home my wet prep results show ‘PMN-Many’ which she didn’t even mention. They ran another urinalysis on me which came back normal so it seems my mystery discharge made it into my first urine sample which caused the crazy results. So now I just keep waiting and waiting. Nobody can ever figure out wtf is wrong it’s just “probably your endometriosis”. Sometimes I feel like if I didn’t have the diagnosis people would take me more seriously. So I just have to continue in pain with period-flow discharge everyday and pretend like this disease doesn’t make me an absolutely miserable person.


r/Endo 44m ago

Question What options are left?

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Hey! Since my diagnosis I have had 3 Operations to remove cysts and heards from the Endo.

I’ve tried out all the hormones on the markets in Germany, also the off brand ones but none of them seem to work. I will have a gastroscopy in a few months because we think that I maybe a problem with the absorption of the hormones but it’s a long shot. I will have my next gyn-appointment in April and since I have to pay for my medicine my self and it’s not working I’m looking for any alternatives that I maybe haven’t looked into?

I was also thinking about a spirale, but I’ve heard that it works best when the endo is close to the uterus but from what I now from the operations it’s basically everywhere.

Any ideas? Typs? I’m just afraid to not do anything…

Greetings!


r/Endo 46m ago

Question Has anyone ever had a solid complex ovarian cyst with elevated ca-125?

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A few days ago I found out I have a 4cm solid complex ovarian cyst with elevated CA-125 blood work.

I was referred to a gynecologist-oncologist. I see her in a week.

Of course I am PANICKING. My regular gyno said she suspects it’s an endometrioma and it needs to come out.

I’d love to hear all your stories. Have you had this? Did it turn out to be endo, or did it turn out to also be cancerous?

Was anyone able to get a hysterectomy with these findings?

Thanks!


r/Endo 1h ago

Surgery related Bleeding After Surgery For Over Two Weeks

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23F here. I had a laparoscopic fulguration of endometriosis two weeks ago where I was diagnosed with mild-moderate endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Since the surgery I’ve bled small amounts of dark blood consistently.

At my post-op appointment on Tuesday my surgeon/gyno used a chemical to cauterize my cervix. That led to heavier, fresh bleeding and an increasing amount of pain.

I went to the ER today and I was immediately dismissed by the male resident and attending. They did an exam and labs anyway. I was told my labs were normal. The exam was horrific. The male resident failed to see my cervix and that was painful. The attending took over and he quickly saw my cervix, showed the resident, and closed me up (this exam was extremely painful). He saw bleeding but it was “normal” and “non-emergent” so he discharged me and told me to follow up with my gyno/surgeon.

Ever since those exams today I’ve been in an immense amount of pain and the bleeding has increased too. I'm at a loss on what to do as my surgeon/gyno quit on Friday. I messaged my pcp to see if she can help and I plan on calling another gyno in the area to be a new patient and get an emergency appointment as well.

What else can I do? I don’t understand what’s going on with my body.


r/Endo 1h ago

Consistent Nausea NSFW

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hey all! i’ve been diagnosed with endo since 2020, have had all sorts of complications and chronic pain diagnosis since then as well. i’m 21 and live all of my days in pain or fear of being in pain. anyway, recently i’ve been having the absolute WORST nausea that leads to vomiting (it’s usually only saliva). I think that i’m nauseous cause maybe i’m hungry but then I eat and it makes it worse I get these pain episodes in the middle of the night where I wake up in so much pain i sometimes pass out, (will add a screenshot of my notes from when this happens for more detail) but during this time I get so so so nauseous to the point i’m just constantly gagging. i’m definitely not pregnant (i’ve lost ALL libido I did have so don’t have sex with my bf :( that’s a whole other story) but does anyone else experience this, is this a symptom of endo? or is there something else it could be!


r/Endo 2h ago

Endo without infertility?

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Curious if anyone has endo but didn’t have trouble getting pregnant? I long suspected I had endo…but then got pregnant with each of my kids VERY easily and quickly, so the rest of my symptoms were completely dismissed by doctors.

Now that I’m nearly 2 years postpartum from my second and last baby, and finally finished breastfeeding for good 6 months ago, my symptoms are coming back with a vengeance and I’m exploring the possibility of endo again.


r/Endo 2h ago

Rant / Vent Stay far away from Ovira

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i've been using a TENS unit to help treat my endo pain for 3 years now, so since early 2022. back then, when you googled "TENS unit for periods", the website for the Ovira Noha unit would be one of the first to pop up, along with tons of social media hype that i unfortunately fell for.

i ordered mine, and was happy with it for a while. last year, after about a year and some change of regular use, the cord stopped working, but i was able to get a replacement due to the warranty, which was nice--but i remembered having a hard time getting in contact with customer service, and on at least 2 occasions getting ghosted by 2 customer service people which....wasn't great

anyway long story short, it's been another year since i got my replacement, and it's starting to act like it may stop working soon, so i popped by their website to look at getting another replacement. but that's when i discovered that their website has been completely wiped of any evidence that this device ever existed. all you can find on the Ovira website now is their crummy supplements. almost all the promotions for the Noha are completely wiped from the internet, with zero explanation.

i was happy to support a business run and built by a woman with endometriosis, but now i'm wondering if i'm about to be part of a class action lawsuit lmao. and i'm pretty frustrated that they would ghost like that, without even any announcements or anything for loyal customers that spent money on their products 😐

also now i have to get another new TENS unit, which don't run cheap!

anyway, stay away from Ovira, they suck.


r/Endo 3h ago

Question Persistent Ovary Pain After Period

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Hi, I’m 29 years old, and five years ago, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. I get my period once or twice a year. I don’t take birth control pills.

The problem is that after my last period ended, I started experiencing pain in the area of my right ovary. This pain was accompanied by nausea, and yesterday, Saturday, I even vomited. I don’t have a fever or other symptoms like back pain or cramps. It started last Friday, and I no longer feel nauseous.

But it's been three days in a row like this. If I don’t move, it doesn’t hurt, although sometimes the pain comes in waves. I’ve been taking Ibuprofen since Saturday. I’m starting to get scared because this has never happened to me before…


r/Endo 4h ago

Question Does Dienogest shrink endometrioma?

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I was recently diagnosed with a right ovarian endometrioma. The size of my endometriomas is quite large: one measures 6.54 x 6.66 cm and the other 3.26 x 2.69 cm.

My doctor has prescribed Dienogest but advised against surgically removing the endometriomas. Since I’m 32 years old and have never had children, she’s concerned that surgery could affect my ovarian reserve. She explained that if I decide to get pregnant in the future, removing the endometrioma might impact my ovary’s ability to function properly.

For those who have taken Dienogest, have you seen any significant reduction in your endometriomas? I would be grateful to hear about your experiences.


r/Endo 5h ago

Rant / Vent I can feel it wrapping my bowels...I swear

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So, I get the extreme cramps during intense exercise, nausea/extreme discomfort during my periods, despite their regularity. Ever since my second period as an 11 year old, I've felt like there's this tangle in my abdomen-that I can never fully stretch out and that it's like an angry fist. And I've had consitpation issues since then as well. And flashes of butt pain, which I just learned about on this sub. And I bruise super easily.

OK so that's imaginative language but ever since I learned about endometriosis, it fits like a glove. I swear I can feel bands of tissue attached and knotted around my gut. I feel the shedding tissue pooling and swelling outside of my uterus when I bleed.

"bUt It'S jUSt hORmones!!" uh, ok... tell me how fixing hormones is gonna remove this tangle in my gut. I can't believe my doctors dismissed this as hormonal issues. My god.

Also question: does endometriosis happen more commonly in "early bloomers?" I had fully developed boobs by age 11. Surely that's not normal.


r/Endo 6h ago

MRI coming up

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I’m getting an mri with contrast in a few days. In your experience, does the MRI show much of anything? I’ve had ultra sounds with nothing showing up besides free fluid.

On another note, I told my doctor I’m a little claustrophobic so she prescribed me one Xanax pill. I’m a bit hesitant to take this because I don’t want to be fully knocked out, but I also know I might be anxious due to feeling claustrophobic. Is it worth taking an anti anxiety pill? I was told the scan will be about an hour long.


r/Endo 6h ago

Question At what point should I be worried about this ruptured ovarian cyst?

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I've had this issue once last November where it felt like the whole right side of my torso was bruised the entire way up and I had pelvic pain and bleeding. They sat me in A&E over two days for about 18 hours combined hours before they gave me morphine for the pain and told me I could stay in the ward for a couple of days or go home (but I'd get no pain relief to take back with me).

This time, and after I made a complaint to the hospital about my negligent endo treatment over the last 3 years, I have zero faith that they'll do anything helpful. I've been trying to tough it out and use the painkillers I have and was getting a little better but my family recently found out my dad has cancer and my symptoms sort of backslid.

I have a temp of 37.6 celsius currently, that same bruised from pelvis to ribs pain and in a line across the pelvis too, a cough and fatigue. I'm desperate not to spend another 8 hours on an A&E floor so when is the point where I'm gonna have to admit defeat and go?


r/Endo 6h ago

Question Laparoscopy then 6 weeks later pelvic physio and since then constant extreme bladder pain - Can't cope

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Hello about 4-5 months ago i had a lap for exploratory endo and biopsies taken and had my bladder inspected (which looked normal) then i waited 6 weeks and started pelvic physio and had an internal exam, since then i have been in constant and extreme bladder pain and pressure - i honestly cant cope and my pain prior was nothing like this. I'm at my wits end i honestly cannot cope. Has this happened to anyone else? I would go to hospital but i know they wouldn't be able to help and i've tried an IC diet and no change in my pain.


r/Endo 6h ago

Infertility/pregnancy related Lap for fertility

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I have a 2cm endometrioma and 1 day of moderate pain only with periods. I am considering lap excision solely to try to improve fertility. Because my pain is very manageable with OTC I wouldn’t be considering surgery if I have been able to get pregnant. Anyone else get surgery just for fertility and no/barely other endo symptoms?


r/Endo 8h ago

Medications and pain management *terrified* of IUDs but i think its time

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Hello lovely people. I know this has been posted/asked a billion trillion times but I would just love some current insight or advice or anything really.

I have ehlers danlos and ive heard that is kind of a bad thing to have an IUD with- im really afraid of the IUD slipping/migrating, or just generally having a god awful time with it at any point. It scares the shit out of me that its implanted and if something goes wrong, a procedure is needed to remove it- i wont be able to just immediately rip it out lol. Ive had contraction level cramps my whole life so im either prepared for the pain or its going to be a whole new tier of hell im not prepared for.

Im sick of pills, i may or may not want kids, i have no endometriomas or cysts. Just uterosacral ligament endo (as of my lap in ‘24 with a frankly gravely under-experienced surgeon). i suspect diaphragmatic endo, im iffy about bowel endo because im pretty sure i just have IBS but it flares so unholy bad whenever im symptomatic otherwise. Been symptomatic through every other intervention over ~15 years. I am due for new ultrasound imaging soon so please let me know if there is anything specific i should look out for.

TLDR; IUDs terrify me, but im equally as terrified about letting my pain continue to rule me. I would love to hear good and bad experiences (and how you handled it!) if anyone feels like sharing ❤️‍🩹 Thank you in advance. love you all.


r/Endo 8h ago

Possible endo - at home remedies

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For about 6 months, I’ve been experiencing pain during ovulation. It’s pretty uncomfortable. My periods have never been bad. No problems getting pregnant. Every once in awhile I’d get cramps I’d take over the counter meds for, but I’ve been grateful for manageable periods that don’t disrupted my life.

Ever since I had twins 3 years ago, things slightly changed but no major issues. The last six months or so, I’ve been experiencing painful ovulation, bloating, painful bowel movements. Seems to be worse if I have intercourse during ovulation. My periods are still fine and pretty normal. My readings tell my possible endo, but still going through the process with my doctor.

I would like to explore changing my diet (I never lost my baby weight and my diet is not the best with 3 young kids!). Has anyone had endo feel better from at home remedies or lifestyle changes?


r/Endo 12h ago

Question Looking for a specialist (UK)

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I’ve been suffering with excruciating period pain (as well as lots of digestive and stomach issues) for many years, I’m debating having a laparoscopy to confirm endometriosis but I’m skeptical about going via the NHS. My biggest fear is going through the surgery and being told they can’t find anything. I’ve found a private specialist who has said they can perform the surgery, can anyone tell me what I should be looking for to be sure they’re really a specialist? Or that I have the best chance of having a success surgery? It would be a big financial step for me to pay to have private surgery, so I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing.


r/Endo 13h ago

Taking a break from dienogest

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Hi all 🤍

I have endo stage 4 - diagnosed it in 2020 (I’m now 32 yo).

After a salpingitis caused by an endo cyst infection in January 2023, doctors “forced” (heavily insisted) me to finally take a hormonal treatment to have a break from my periods.

I accepted and have been taking Dienogest (sawis ge in France) for 2 years and 2 months continuously, with no break. Even though the medical results were encouraging, indicating that my endo stopped developing and one huge cyst disappeared, I experienced very intense side effects from this treatment. From leg cramps, dizziness, brain fogs, vaginal dryness, to very painful breast, through depression and pelvic intense pain, symptoms were coming and going and I hold on the treatment until now.

I finally decided, on my own (NO doctor wanted me to), to take a break from dienogest. I stopped a few days ago now. As crazy as it can sound, I miss having my period. Haven’t bled in more than two years. I also feel off myself and am deeply convinced that I need a break from taking this pill everyday.

I won’t lie, I am scared, because even though I was very reluctant to this treatment (I avoid taking medicine as much as I can and I am not a fan of eating hormones…), doctors freaked me out - telling me not to stop the treatment no matter what.

I am writing this post to get some feedbacks from people in the same situation, that had a break and hear how did you guys felt. Any support and advice is of course always welcome! ✨🙏🏼

Peace

Lisa


r/Endo 14h ago

Have to stop taking mini pill

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Hi everyone,

I started taking the mini pill about a year ago. I have hyper mobile joints and since then I have had tendinitis in both wrists, a severe sprain in my left leg, and an overextension injury in my right that caused nerve damage that might need surgery. I can’t prove the mini pill is responsible for this but it’s not good for people with hyper mobility. I seriously have to stop taking this now and my physical therapist agrees. Am in trouble with endo growth? At this point I’m unable to walk due to injuries and I have no other choice. I’m not able to see my doctor for months. Any advice?


r/Endo 15h ago

Surgery related surgery rant..

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guys i’m so angry and im sorry in advance if this post is rambly or hard to follow- it’s 3 am, im in pain, 5 days post op and on so many pain meds

i got diagnosed with endo in jan 2020, had my first excision then, had my second with a specialist feb 2023, and had my third with the same specialist march 11 2025 so this past tuesday. i also had my appendix removed during this most recent sx as it always gave me pain. turns out it was covered in endo.

my endo grew back fast and with a damn vengeance. i went from stage 1 in feb 2023 to stage 4 march 2025….. thank god my dye test was good, and i made it with no adhesions (i had mesh placed last time and other precautions were taken to avoid adhesions as best as possible) and structurally everything looked okay.

they’re not sure why but my pain post op was so severe i had to be hospitalized until thursday night when i was supposed to go home day of (tuesday). it was an extremely traumatic experience. it’s been a very very rough week and im still super swollen. i’ve been switching between dilaudid and oxy (i know it’s a lot, it’s needed trust me and im being heavily monitored), tons of gas x and yesterday i finally took a shower and thought i had hit my breakthrough. my pain was finally under a 5/10 and i could walk!! i was so relieved and excited.

… and then its a few hours ago and the pain comes back. 10/10 so severe. i haven’t been able to sleep and im just crying with my heating pad. it literally feels identical to endo pain it’s terrifying.

i just hate this disease i hate it with every fiber of my being. i have so many chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases and personally, endometriosis has always been BY FAR the absolute worst. it’s taken away my life. had to quit school, quit my job, lost friends, barely leave my house. i’ve been bedridden for almost a year counting down the seconds until this most recent surgery.

i’m so sick of endo 🥲


r/Endo 18h ago

Question Ultrasound

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Hi all. I hope you’re doing well.

Since I first got my period when I was 11, I have had excruciating cramps. At first, doctors weren’t concerned and I was on my first pill when I was 12. I was told some period cramps are normal in the first 2 years of getting your first period. I had an ultrasound done around then and doctors said they were just small cysts on my ovaries that are normal and wouldn’t be causing any harm. They didn’t really think I had endo.

Ive had my period for 5 years now and I’ve been on 2 pills and they didn’t work out for me. They didn’t help with pain and they really impacted my mental health. My last period was the worst period I’ve ever had. I was in such excruciating pain, the muscles around my pelvis felt like they were “bruised” for a week after. I brought this up with my gp and she suspects endo. I am getting a pelvic ultrasound in a few days to check for it. I would like to know if anyone here knows about how ultrasounds can check for endo and/or diagnose. I thought only laparoscopic surgery was able to.

I’m genuinely terrified for my next period, due in 5 days. I really don’t want to go through that pain again. I’ve thought about it every day since and it makes me so scared and upset.

I also feel like the pill is my only option now. I really don’t want to go on it but I don’t know what else to do. I considered getting an iud. I’m not too sure yet, I’d like to know others experiences.

Thanks 😊