severe abdominal pain but it causes painful periods. You can experience pelvic pain and cramping days before your period and multiple days after your period.
Endometriosis also causes excessive bleeding during your monthly cycle or bleeding in between your periods. It can also cause pain with intercourse either during or after sex. You can experience pain with urinating and bowel movements and in some cases, it can cause infertility. Usually, women are diagnosed with endometriosis because they are experiencing infertility.
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Ways To Get Help And Treat The Problem
If you are experiencing these symptoms, you may want to get a second opinion from your doctor. An early diagnosis is key to understanding and managing your symptoms better. A medical team who understands this condition well and how to treat it can also help.
Doing your own research to see if your symptoms are similar to what has been described or what you found on your own could also help with an early diagnosis. The most important part of getting help and treating the problem is to pay close attention to your symptoms and make note of everyone you experience. This will make getting help easier because you know exactly what to tell the doctor about what’s going on. Stomach and pelvic pains are no joke, but the faster you identify that there’s a problem and you want to fix it, the faster you can get help to treat it.