Ridiculously painful periods (no amount of medicine would help), very long and heavy periods, back pain during period, bleeding after sex.

I actually went YEARS thinking all of this was normal, that all my friends were having the same experience I was. But then about two years ago I started getting two periods a month and some other symptoms. We had been trying to get pregnant for a year at that point, so I decided something was definitely wrong and went to see my doctor. She pretty much immediately diagnosed me with endometriosis. I had to get an ultrasound to see what else was going on. Wound up getting surgery to remove 12 uterine polyps and remove the endometriosis. The surgery will last for about two years until the endo starts to really build up again. She recommended we try to get pregnant right away so it wouldn't have time to grow back.

I HIGHLY recommend speaking to your doctor to see what can be done! My periods went from 7/8 days to 3 days! It also greatly improved the heavy cramping and bleeding... hands down the best thing I've ever done for myself!

finally after almost 9 years