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The symptoms of endometriosis vary from person to person, but often include the following:
⢠Chronic pelvic pain, often extending to the lower back and/or down the legs
⢠Pelvic pain so bad it’s been compared to childbirth – people who have given birth say the pain of Endometriosis is worse.
⢠Heavy menstrual cycles
⢠Mittelschmerz (mid-cycle pain and/or bleeding)
⢠Pain during intercourse
⢠Moderate to severe fatigue
⢠Painful urination or bladder complications during menstruation
⢠Painful bowel movements during menstruation
⢠Rectal bleeding before and/or during menstruation
⢠Diarrhea, constipation or nausea during menstruation
⢠Frequent Urinary Tract Infections and/or yeast infections
⢠Infertility
⢠Low-grade fever
⢠Migraine headaches
⢠Nausea
⢠Dizziness
⢠Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)-like symptoms
⢠Joint pain
⢠Feeling out of breath or easily winded
⢠Some people have NO symptoms
(From my page at www.livingwithendometriosis.org/what-is-endometriosis)
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Upcoming Endometriosis Awareness Events:
March 8-10, 2024
Endometriosis Summit
https://theendometriosissummit.com/
March 16-17, 2024
Endo Black Conference
https://www.endoblack.org/events
March 23-24, 2024
Virtual Endometriosis Conference
(Worldwide Endo March)
https://nezhat.org/save-the-date-virtual-endometriosis-conference-2024/
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0 - Pain Free
1 - Very minor annoyance -
occasional
minor twinges.
No medication needed.
2 - Minor Annoyance -
occasional
strong twinges.
No medication needed.
3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers are effective.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)
4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers relieve
pain for 3-4 hours.
5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers reduce
pain for 3-4 hours.
6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
time, but you can still go to work and
participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
Vicodin) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Strongest
painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin,
Morphine)
8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain. Stronger painkillers are
minimally effective. Strongest painkillers
reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning uncontrollably - near delirium.
Strongest painkillers are only partially
effective.
10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out. Strongest painkillers are only
partially effective.
© Andrea Mankoski