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[Eclarke]

Hi, I am having trouble getting diagnosed endo/anything at all, I have been having investigations for 4 years now but only ever had blood tests for hormone imbalance or anemia, I have had 3 transvaginal ultrasounds and nothing was found, my pain & bleeding gets worse every month (during & not during period) and now I have really bad pain when having sex. I have been prescribed and take tranexamic acid & mefenamic acid which doesn't help! I feel depressed because i know somethings wrong with me, im constantly exhausted no matter how much sleep i get & im always ill with flu/head cold and my GP is rude and keeps dismissing me because I'm only 21 years old. Its causing major issues in my relationship and I feel helpless and also feel like im going mad. Please can anyone give me advise so I can be taken more seriously?

[Starry]

Start a symptom diary and then go back to a different GP to push for a referral . Ask the receptionist who to see and which Doctor is good for this type of problem, they always know.

endometriosis-uk.org/endome...

endometriosis-uk.org/gettin...

Painful sex could be an indication of deep endo so if possible try to get referral to a BSGE Endo centre.

bsge.org.uk/centre/

[Eclarke in reply to Starry]

Thanks so much, I have been keeping a written diary since March last year! I have another GP appointment on Sat so i will bring this up.