Symptoms & Causes
What are the symptoms of endometriosis?
You may experience some or all of the following symptoms:
- Painful periods that get worse over time
- Chronic pain in the lower back and pelvis which radiates down the legs
- Pain during or after sex
- Intestinal pain
- Painful bowel movements or painful urination, especially at the time of your periods
- Gastro-intestinal problems such as diarrhoea, constipation or bloating, especially during your periods
- Heavy and/or long menstrual periods
- Spotting or bleeding between periods
- Infertility
- Fatigue
Some women have no symptoms, while others may suffer debilitating pain, even with mild disease.
Women who have gone through menopause (when a women stops having her period) can still have symptoms, as may women who are pregenant or who have previously had children. Pregnancy is not a cure for endometriosis.
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