7
Mar
5
Mar
4
Mar
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)
2
Mar
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/
31
Mar
26
Mar
3rd Endo Black Advocate and Allies Conference and raise awareness during Endometriosis Awareness Month at Harborside Hotel in Oxon Hill, MD.
Tickets still appear to be available at https://events.eventnoire.com/e/endo-black-conference.
25
Mar
March 25, 2023
Virtual Worldwide Endo March
Part 1 Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=705811864620935
Part 1 YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUPO1qp9UE
Part 2 Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/worldwideendomarch/videos/244328754715995
Part 2 YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPYqbXp4gdc
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