Anonymous #1 14w

Literally, like I either feel like shit cuz of my period or i feel like shit cuz I have to take a bunch of meds

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Anonymous #2 14w

Yah I’ll regularly pass out from my periods. I meet with my doc soon so I’m gonna bring up possibility of endo

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Anonymous OP 14w

Oh goodness, yes please tell them and let them know you want an active diagnosis (doctors don’t like actually testing women for endo or other issues normally. The test for endo is invasive so they typically try ruling it out first so they might do a blood draw and a pelvic ultrasound to make sure you don’t have cysts)

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Anonymous mother_russia 14w

I think I’m going to call tomorrow and see if I can get in sooner. I’ve mentioned before that I think I have endo but they said I was “too young to test” at the time I was 17 when I last said something and I’m 20 now

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Anonymous OP 14w

Yeah you aren’t too young at all, doctors just don’t want to test unless they think you’re gonna die. It’s actually dumb. They should at least explain what the testing procedure is and rule out other things first.

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Anonymous mother_russia 14w

It’s annoying that i basically need to beg my doc to test me

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Anonymous OP 14w

The only reason I actually got tested (the test is a laparoscopy btw, two small incisions) is because I demanded it from my doctor after everything else was ruled out and 4 doctors had mentioned it in passing. Like my dr kept saying that it wasn’t worth it to get tested and I just said screw that and got it anyway. So with the official diagnosis I can receive actual treatment by insurance and what not.

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Anonymous OP 14w

It’s actually insane how badly almost all doctors just don’t want to test the women they see for endo or rule out other conditions. They brush off cramps and extreme pain so often. I could actually rant about this forever

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Anonymous mother_russia 14w

Literally, my periods have always been extremely painful and very irregular so clearly something is wrong but my docs didn’t want to do any test and just put me on bc

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Anonymous OP 14w

Sounds about right. Coming into the drs with a notepad with a list of your symptoms and how it directly inhibits your life is a good idea AND let them know if they want to turn you down for testing, that you would like to know why and for them to note down in your medical records that they are refusing to test for anything, also that you would like a referral to an OBGYN or a separate doctor who would be willing to run the tests.

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Anonymous OP 14w

You really have to strong arm doctors an advocate for yourself

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Anonymous #1 14w

Pro tip is taking painkillers the second your period starts or you start to feel cramps. Any sign of blood and I’m taking Advil, bc if I wait too long I’m throwing up and can’t take it

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