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About 2 years ago I had an ovarian cyst on my left ovary that leaked into my abdomen causing intense pain. My OB/GYN monitored the size of the cyst for about a month with little change. Again the cyst leaked and this time my OB/GYN told me to meet him at the hospital to do immediate surgery to drain the cyst. When I woke from surgery my Doctor informed me that I did in fact have endometriosis. He immediately put me on Depo Provera and I remained on that for close to a year then I switched over to a seasonal birth control. I got my period once every 3 months. Recently, with in the last 3-4 months, I opted to go off of birth control and hopefully manage my symptoms with Naproxen.
I get relatively bad cramps and lower back pain around my period and I have had some occurrences of pain during intercourse if I am close to my period. I guess after I was diagnosed I never really read up much on the actual cause and complications of endometriosis. (My sister worries more about me having it then I do).
I definatly want to have kids one day, I'm only 22, but birth control makes me feel like I am a crazy person. Does anyone have any other remedies or medications that have worked to keep endometriosis from advancing.
Also when I was diagnosed my doctor never gave me a "stage". I am going to see him mid February so I will ask him if he knows my stage then and if the stage can effect the effects of endometriosis.
I get relatively bad cramps and lower back pain around my period and I have had some occurrences of pain during intercourse if I am close to my period. I guess after I was diagnosed I never really read up much on the actual cause and complications of endometriosis. (My sister worries more about me having it then I do).
I definatly want to have kids one day, I'm only 22, but birth control makes me feel like I am a crazy person. Does anyone have any other remedies or medications that have worked to keep endometriosis from advancing.
Also when I was diagnosed my doctor never gave me a "stage". I am going to see him mid February so I will ask him if he knows my stage then and if the stage can effect the effects of endometriosis.
I think that everyone is different. My body has to feel pregnant all the time so taking the pill is not an option.
It balances my hormones and relieves the endo pain because I dont get a period.
Its too bad that everyones bodies are all different because no one can really give a generic answer
It balances my hormones and relieves the endo pain because I dont get a period.
Its too bad that everyones bodies are all different because no one can really give a generic answer
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