Endometriosis?

sohappy14

How would you know you have it?i know you need to have a laparoscopy to diagnose for sure, but are there major clues as to whether you have it? I know people who say they have a history of endo ...how do they know this? I just wish I had an answer to unexplained infertility. I have one child from iui though so it worked then. But not now... Ugh so frustrating!!

vpine

I went to Dr requesting lap because I keep thinking there's a reason I'm not able to conceive (I hate the word 'unexplained'), he rejected my request because my HSG didn't show anything, I have regular cycles, no agonizing cramps/periods and I don't present any of the symptoms for it. I would start with seeing RE again and going from there, good luck

missbrittneynicole

I was just lurking, and don't know if I will be of any help but....

Mine was diagnosed when I was younger due to some seriously heaving bleeding and cramps from h***. That along with a family history (mom, aunt, sister)

Then later on confirmed with lap. 

dogparkdiva

I occassionally  have pain during intercourse.  Because of this, my doctor did lap surgery and found it then.  I do not have painful periods or heavy bleeding, both of which are typical symptoms.  

sohappy14:

How would you know you have it?i know you need to have a laparoscopy to diagnose for sure, but are there major clues as to whether you have it? I know people who say they have a history of endo ...how do they know this? I just wish I had an answer to unexplained infertility. I have one child from iui though so it worked then. But not now... Ugh so frustrating!!

sueann911

I have moderately painful periods but nothing that I would have thought was Endo. Ibuprofen or pain killers always handled it or dulled it at least. RE asked a bunch of questions and thought I had it based on the cramps, some painful intercourse and diarrhea.

Turns out I had stage 2. I would have never considered it because my SIL has stage 4 and she is in bad physical pain from cramps and everything else. She's the poster child for Endo and has had three laps done to remove it three times.

Mrsbabyhopes

My RE says some ppl with severe endo have no symptoms and some with major symptoms have no endo. He says you can't tell without the lap.

I am really struggling with this too. My RE wants to do a lap, but I don't want to have a surgery that might be unnecessary. My RE says there is no way to say if it is necessary until after the lap.

What to do? What to do? I could just do the hysteroscopy and see if that works for a few cycles. Then schedule the lap if it doesn't work after four or five cycles. But, do I really want to keep waiting to find out?