Cause: Endometriosis

I was diagnosed with endometriosis in April of 2010 at the age of 22. After many months of agony and many visits to the ER with no end or pain relief in sight my doctor finally decided it was time for a laparoscopy to determine if endometriosis was the cause. …

In late 2010, at the age of 20, after years of HORRIBLE periods, irregular spotting, nausea, and being told it was all in my head, I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis. Over the next few months, I was scheduled for my first laparoscopy. In that time the doctors made it …

Hello. I was first diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 19. I struggled with the pain for two years before being diagnosed. I have been truly blessed with an amazing doctor that I believe in and who believes in me too. I have had five surgeries since my diagnosis. I …

You may or may not have noticed my absence the past couple of months. The fault is entirely my own, and to be honest it’s because I just couldn’t find the words. Ironic for a writer when words are what you depend on. But after every negative pregnancy test I became more …

I suffered from severe endometriosis for over 10 years in my late 20’s to 30’s. I saw three fertility doctors and went through all the fertility treatments including surgeries, tests, etc. I finally was put on Lupron followed by powerful fertility drugs to try and conceive. For over a two …

My name is Natalie, I’m 42, and I’ve had severe endometriosis since I was 16 years old (it runs in my family). I went through five years of many doctors (who couldn’t believe someone so young could have it so bad), missed high school and college, had horrible pain, GI …

When I was 23 I saw an ad in the Yellow Pages for “Pelvic Pain” and decided to call. That one small 2 x 2  piece of paper changed my life in ways I can hardly believe sometimes. My period began when I was 14, with a vengeance. Throughout high …

I am 26 years old and was diagnosed with severe endo. If you know me I am all about the little ones! Ever since I was a little one myself my great grams would tell stories about taking me to the mall, a store, or anywhere. Anytime I had seen …

My name is Jackie. I live in Illinois with my three kids and husband, and I am a manger at Hardee’s. Here my story… I had just turned 17 when I found out about endometriosis. I didn’t know much about it or why I was so young dealing with something …

So I never knew that I had this disease. I always had the worst pain when I got my period but I just thought it was normal. I’m 25 years old and I decided it was time to go for my first gyno checkup. I thought everything was normal and …