Endometriosis?
So I am thirteen, fourteen in a few weeks, and I have been experiencing a few issues linked to endometriosis. I did some research and have found that I have the following symptoms: 1) Heavy period. In the first few days of my cycle, I can completely soak an extra long pad in about three hours. It only lets up on about the fourth or fifth day before getting kinda heavy on the last day. 2) Irregular cycle. I have had my period for two and a half years, and I have always been pretty regular. In July my period was a week late, was normal, stopped, then I had another period two weeks later. This one only lasted three days. Three weeks later I have my period AGAIN, and I am currently on day six (I should finish tomorrow) 3) Cramps. I am home from school for day every few months. I don't throw up or anything, but I am bed stricken with ibuprofen and a heating pad for several hours. It's weird because I don't really have a family history of cramps. My mom never gets cramps and my maternal grandmother didn't have them for very long and they weren't bad. I am not sexually active if that helps. Should I talk my mom into taking me to the gynecologist? I don't currently go. EDIT: I totally forgot. I had a sports physical the other day, and I talked to my family doctor about it, and she suggested that it was just because of doing softball this summer? IDK whether to go with this or just go somewhere more specialized for a little piece of mind.
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