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One of the biggest reasons there is a delay in people with endometriosis being diagnosed is the idea that significant period pain is normal and should be tolerated.
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My only symptom was period pain, and more recently, unexplained infertility.
But my specialist seemed adamant a laparoscopy was worth doing to investigate.
Well, he found and cut out a lot of it.
Endometriosis (or endo as it is often referred to) is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other parts of the body.
One of the first things I learnt after my diagnosis is that symptoms and pain levels aren t always indicative of how much endo you have.