Survivor Stories & Information

I remember my Mom telling me how lucky “we” were that we didn’t get painful periods. Heavy, yes. Painful, no. Well, at least according to her. And for some reason I can’t pinpoint, this made me unwilling to speak up and say that I DID have pain. In the early …

I was one of the lucky girls that got my period before I was even done with grade school and, right off the bat, my experience with it was awful. Unfortunately, I did not have a great support system to lean on. When approaching my Mom about the horrendous cramping …

My story began only 5 months ago. I was admitted with pain on my left side at our local ED and soon they got me in an ambulance on the way to the bigger hospital where I was diagnosed with appendicitis. So as usual with that type of thing I …

Greetings ladies. I am LaQuanda Hart. I am a 29-year-old female from Springfield, SC. I was diagnosed with endometriosis well over 15 years ago. I have tirelessly gone through 9 different procedures due to this rare disease. Believe it or not, after all the procedures and surgeries I have had, …

Hey, I’m Steph. At the age of 16 I was like any other girl. I had a great group of friends, was attending my 12th year at school, and was going out every weekend. This all changed the night before my first year 12 exam. I started feeling sick so …

I suppose a good place to start is the beginning. I started my period on January tenth (yes I remember the date, don’t you?) when I was 13 years old. It was painful and heavy but it didn’t last long. I thought it would be easy but I was wrong. …

Hello ladies, I am new to the group and thought I would share my story. Mine is a bit different than a lot of the other stories. Growing up I had no problems with my periods, they weren’t that heavy and tylenol would take care of the cramping. In 2005, …

My name is Morgan and I have a disease. It is true and sometimes a little hard to let the word “disease” slip out of my mouth. The disease is Endometriosis. I have suffered for 9 years, beginning at age 13, and have been diagnosed for 9 months, at age 19. I …

I have had endometriosis since I was a teenager. I was diagnosed at 21 but suffered before then. I tried Birth Control Pills, several different injections, and had three laparoscopy surgeries and to no avail – nothing helped. Finally two years ago when I turned 40 I treated myself to …

Hi there, my name is Tatum, I was born in 1990. My journey started when I was 9 years old, my first ever period. I hardly knew what periods were so I assumed the immense bleeding and pain were all normal. My mother watched me over time, taking days off …