I’m just looking for some advice. Since my periods started at 13 they were always hellish- super painful, very heavy, lots of large clots. I’d also feel really faint and nauseous for the entire time and would have to cycle between paracetamol and ibuprofen to manage. At 16/17 I started going to the drs about it and they sent me for an ultrasound which showed nothing, so they just put me on the birth control pill.
I’m 31 now and last year (while still on the pill) I started to get really sharp pain low down on the right hand side of my abdomen. I didn’t think too much of this because I’ve had IBS type flare ups in the past which had this, but then the pain started to get worse and was waking me up each night. This continued for a few days each month- almost cyclical. I was sent to the hospital who took bloods and performed a transvaginal ultrasound who said my ovaries look totally fine.
This year, I’ve stopped taking the pill back in April for DH and I to TTC- periods started back a month later and are very regular (almost always every 28 days exactly). The periods went back to being really heavy and painful, exactly the same as when I was a teenager. However, they are strange- I get very dark blood for most of it, a tiny amount of spotting for 2 days (but still very painful), then extremely heavy for 3-4 days), then still very dark spotting for another day or so.
I still haven’t gotten pregnant (but I appreciate in the grand scheme of things TTC since May isn’t very long). I’ve gone back and forth to my GP who has actually referred me for a laparoscopy to check for endo/ adenomyosis- hopefully this will be in the next 6 months. The reason they think endo/ adenomyosis is because I have- very heavy bleeding and clots, very painful cramps (in pelvis, legs, lower back), pain for days after sex, pain during ovulation, semi regular utis (about 3-4 times a year- very bad, with bleeding when I get them).
I’m just so stressed- if the transvaginal scan showed nothing- how likely is it that I have endo? And would I still get regular periods if I had endo? I’m just looking for anyone who has been in a similar situation? I’m so sorry for the wall of text.