I was diagnosed because I went to my OB because my periods were so painful, I would miss so much work and cry in pain! My OB said "could be endo, if we put u on birth control and it helps your pain, it's probably endo, cant really know without surgery" .... Went on bc, NO PAIN! It was amazing! Well now my husband and I are ttc... my first period after stopping bc, awful! I took 3000mg of ibuprofen just to function (on my day off) I feel like this is not normal and I don't want to have to take that much ibuprofen every month! ... What are some of your solutions to pain? ... Should I make an appt with my OB? What else can she do for me? Thanks guys. So happy I found this support group because I definitely feel alone in this!