Hi guys!
My doctor recently mentioned that my pelvic pain might be due to chlamydia (which it’s not, I’ve had negative test result but she wouldn’t take this as true and insisted upon another test). But she said chlamydia can cause endo. Is this true? I can’t find a definitive answer online, and I don’t want my doctor to be giving me treatment if her own knowledge is misguided.
Thanks very much!!
I've never heard anyone say that before. Can you ask her to provide evidence of this? Where does it say that in any research?
I'll be having a follow-up appointment some point next week, if it's the same doctor and she makes the same claim I'll raise this. I think she was trying to scare me into doing a STD test, as I was adamant I did not have anything... it wouldn't be the first time my GP has got something related to female health COMPLETELY wrong 
Endometritis is inflammation of the uterine lining caused by infection. That would include chlamydia amongst other things. Endometriosis is endometrial cells growing outside the uterus so I don’t think it can. Some of the symptoms of endometriosis are similar to PID so maybe the doc just wants to rule it out, so that any referral they send off includes all the potential tests the hospital may want. I had every test and swab before I was referred. If you don’t feel confident with that doctor though ask for a second opinion.
I have never heard this. I thought the endometriosis grows due to high levels of oestrogen and genetic factors, and that this then gets inflamed causing adhesions and pain. Never that it is caused by infection?
Endometritis and endometriosis are not the same thing. Endometritis- infection. Endometriosis-endometrial cells growing outside the uterus. I didn’t say endometriosis was caused by infection. I think you’ve read my post wrong
Apologies
Hi, thanks this is really helpful. With endometritis, is surgery required for a diagnosis? As my doctor said that would be the only way to find out if you actually had it. I'm more just trying to figure out if I've misheard my doctor or if they've said something not quite right. Thanks though, this is really helpful!
Endometriosis is diagnosed with a laparoscopy. It can potentially be seen during other diagnostic tests but a lap is the gold standard. If they were thinking endometritis they will most likely do swabs and bloods as your white blood cell count may be raised. It can include biopsies and potentially a laparoscopy anyway, but my guess would be if your swabs came back negative and your bloods were normal, they would discount infection as a cause. If you are unsure ask to speak to the doctor again to clarify what they said. Sometimes they talk at you so much you forget half of what was said by the time you leave x
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