It is hard to say when my story began. From the age of 16, I started having \u2018problem\u2019 periods. My GP put it all down to my age. I was put on the Pill and sent away. People told me that my periods would become lighter, regular and much easier on the Pill. Really? Not mine.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Over the years, I\u2019d go back to my various GPs, as pain, heavy and irregular periods would rear their ugly heads.<\/p>\nAt the age of 22 I was told that if I ever wanted children, I\u2019d need help.<\/p>\nIn 2003, at 37, things got much worse. I suddenly became very ill. My periods would last much longer than normal, sometimes one would just merge into the next. I was having a constant battle with anemia. As fast I was receiving iron from the tablets, it would just drain away again. The pain was becoming unbearable and outside of my cycle (but then again what was my cycle?) Even with the Pill my periods were all over the place. It was like my body had lost control of itself. I remember watching others around me, getting on with their lives, having a period each month didn\u2019t seem to stop them in their tracks, they didn\u2019t need to take time off sick, so why did I? Perhaps I was just a bit pathetic and couldn\u2019t cope like others?<\/p>\nI was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2004, at the age of 38, after eventually being referred to a gynecologist. A laparoscopy confirmed that I had small strips of Endo on the ligaments supporting my womb. Apparently there are a lot of nerves in there, which would explain the pain. <\/p>\nSix months later I had an Endometrial Ablation. Although it was possible to get pregnant after this, the lining of the womb had been burnt out and this would mean it would be dangerous for both mother and baby, so I was sterilized simultaneously. I had already made a decision not to have children, but I had never expected my body would take that decision out of my hands. It was devastating to think that my body could not do the most natural thing in the world. I count myself lucky that I had already made my decision. The op hasn\u2019t cured it, nothing will. The symptoms have greatly improved, but not gone away. The pain remains, but not so bad and for 1-3 days. My cycle finally became regular, without the Pill, after my op. My body became so poorly I also developed ME. I now long for the menopause and hope this might be a relief.<\/p>\nBy Julie Koretz, England<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\nDo you have a story to share? We\u2019d love to feature you in our Endometriosis Awareness Campaign! Share your story, \u201chere<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nSpecial Event Invite:<\/strong><\/div>\n\nJoin us March 14th (11am PST) for a special tweet chat to raise Endometriosis Awareness.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe topic: Endometriosis: The Invisible Disease and the Women Who Suffer. Click here<\/a>, for details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nNew resources to check out \u2013 Click the image to view<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/map>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is hard to say when my story began. 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At the age of 22 I was told that if I ever wanted children, I\u2019d need help.<\/p>\n
In 2003, at 37, things got much worse. I suddenly became very ill. My periods would last much longer than normal, sometimes one would just merge into the next. I was having a constant battle with anemia. As fast I was receiving iron from the tablets, it would just drain away again. The pain was becoming unbearable and outside of my cycle (but then again what was my cycle?) Even with the Pill my periods were all over the place. It was like my body had lost control of itself. I remember watching others around me, getting on with their lives, having a period each month didn\u2019t seem to stop them in their tracks, they didn\u2019t need to take time off sick, so why did I? Perhaps I was just a bit pathetic and couldn\u2019t cope like others?<\/p>\n
I was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2004, at the age of 38, after eventually being referred to a gynecologist. A laparoscopy confirmed that I had small strips of Endo on the ligaments supporting my womb. Apparently there are a lot of nerves in there, which would explain the pain. <\/p>\n
Six months later I had an Endometrial Ablation. Although it was possible to get pregnant after this, the lining of the womb had been burnt out and this would mean it would be dangerous for both mother and baby, so I was sterilized simultaneously. I had already made a decision not to have children, but I had never expected my body would take that decision out of my hands. It was devastating to think that my body could not do the most natural thing in the world. I count myself lucky that I had already made my decision. The op hasn\u2019t cured it, nothing will. The symptoms have greatly improved, but not gone away. The pain remains, but not so bad and for 1-3 days. My cycle finally became regular, without the Pill, after my op. My body became so poorly I also developed ME. I now long for the menopause and hope this might be a relief.<\/p>\n
By Julie Koretz, England<\/p>\n
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It is hard to say when my story began. From the age of 16, I started having \u2018problem\u2019 periods. My GP put it all down to my age. I was put on the Pill and sent away. People told me that my periods would become lighter, regular and much easier on the Pill. Really? Not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1275],"tags":[141,142,235,236,68,237,238,178,145,28,239],"class_list":["post-2322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-endometriosis-stories","tag-diagnosed-with-endometriosis","tag-endo","tag-endometrial","tag-endometrial-ablation","tag-endometriosis","tag-heavy-and-irregular-periods","tag-irregular-periods","tag-menopause","tag-my-periods","tag-periods","tag-problem-periods"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>Over the years, I\u2019d go back to my various GPs, as pain, heavy and irregular periods would rear their ugly heads.<\/p>\n