Hypnotherapy and Endo Belly...There seems to be an interesting link between gut health and endometriosis. Research has shown that gut-focused hypnotherapy might be able to reduce symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (also...reactionscomments
Pain Medication and Agitation ...Does pain medicine make anybody else agitated. It is almost like I get super sensitive. Something as simple as the sound of my dog drinking from his water bowl makes...reactions2repliesPelvic PainTips & AdviceTreatment
2022 Endometriosis Awareness Month Giveaway!...The 2022 Ultimate Endo Care Package Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! This year's 2022 Endometriosis.net Awareness Month theme is Our Pain is Real. Living with an...reactions2comments
Asexuality and Endometriosis...Sometimes, being on the asexual spectrum can mean not receiving the health care that you need and deserve. Gemma Rutterford, a 34-year-old cis woman living outside Oxford, England, discovered her...reactions2comments
Endometriosis Kills Me A Little Every Day...Since my endometriosis diagnosis, I have told myself I am much more than my illness and that it won’t define me. Something I am sure we have all expressed or...reactions9comments
HSG + ENDO...Hello, I am currently TTC and I am being told i need to get a HSG test, which is a test where they inject a liquid to your uterus and...reactions1replyInfertility & PregnancyPelvic PainTreatment
Unusual Symptoms...Hi Endo-Sisters, I have been a 'quiet user' of this site for about 3 months now. I am just reading about your experiences trying to make sense with what is...reactions3repliesSymptomsAwareness
Pain Doesn't Need Proof...“Congratulations! You’re not crazy.” That’s what my excision specialist told me on the phone after my last surgery. He’d gotten the pathology results back, and one of the eight “suspicious”...reactions4comments
New To The Community...I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Endometriosis in 2020. I have had painful periods and bowel problems since I was 12 years old and told my doctors for years about...reactions5comments
How To Deal With A Long Waiting List...Life with endometriosis often requires a lot of patience. We step back and take very long breaths every time someone tells us “you don’t look ill”. We exhale even deeper...reactions1comment
Having a laparoscopy for diagnosis of endometriosis and poss fulguration or excisions ...Can someone who had this lap for the first time tell me what all they would search in the pelvic cavity and would they look for anything else other than...reactions2repliesLaparoscopySurgeryDiagnosis
Trying to Conceive: Remember Your “Why”...The road to conceiving a baby can be a long one. Like months and sometimes even years long. It’s not the case for everyone, but there are more people than...reactionscomments
Could it be endometriosis ...Hi everyone, I've read alot of your stories as I'm looking for answers and reassurance I'm not losing my mind. Over 12 months I've been back n forth having scans...reactions11replies
Intense Pain ...Hey I was just wondering if anyone would be able to help. I’ve had terrible periods for a long time now however the last 8 months they’ve been paralysing. I’ve...reactions2replies
Period Playlist ...Music isn't just music. It can be therapy. Do you have a period or endo playlist? Who's on yours?...reactionsrepliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
A Playlist that Helps Me Cope When I'm on My Period...When I first told my psychiatrist how I felt exhausted and anxious during my period, she recommended that I create a "Period Playlist" as a self-care tool. "It's not like...reactions5comments
Surgery Recovery...Hello everyone! I hope everyone is well, I just had my first endo laparoscopy yesterday and boy has it been a journey already. I am officially diagnosed with endo after...reactions4repliesDiagnosisLaparoscopySurgery
Be a VOICE Not an Echo...Part 2: I finally saw my third OBGYN. My old one I had to leave because he was not listening to me let alone they started to ignore me because...reactions2comments
Singlehood Made Me Find Empathy Elsewhere...Some days I’m OK with being single, others not so much. Yes, it is incredibly bothersome when I am mid-flare-up and have no one to go buy me some ice...reactions2comments
The Importance of Getting Away...Recently, my partner and I went up to Perthshire in Scotland. It was kind of a spontaneous trip that was triggered by a specific bakery we wanted to visit. I...reactions3comments
