Health anxiety or cause for concern?

[BRYAS]

I’ve been getting on and off pelvic pain for just over two years now. The pain can be cramps or a dull ache, usually mid cycle however there is no real pattern to it. It can be in one side or all over the lower pelvic region. It can be quite painful, to the point where is disturbs my sleep and OTC pain relief does not work.

In terms of tiggers I am yet to discover what it is; I do however think stress plays a part in it for me.

I’ve always been afraid of the likelihood of this being endo; so much so that I’ve been to the doctors numerous times and had countless tests and scans etc. (All came back clear)

Each doctor (and I’ve spoken to about 5/6 different doctors including a few different gynaecologists) has told me it’s very unlikely it’s endo as my symptoms do not typically match the endo symptoms. My periods are fine, infact I never get the pain while on my period. They’re about medium flow and last a couple of days.

I get no other ‘endo symptoms’.

Ladies who have endo; should I be concerned my symptoms are being overlooked or should I trust the doctors and get some help with my health anxiety?

[RyRywifey]

I do not have endo, nor am I a dr, but to be honest it sounds like you might be experiencing ovulation pain (mid-cycle) which can be painful for some. My ovulation pain can be felt all day on ovulation day some cycles and can be quite uncomfortable some cycles. I used to not experience ovulation pain until recently actually, starting about 2-3 years ago.

[BRYAS in reply to RyRywifey]

Oh hopefully it is just that then! How do you manage it because I’m not managing the pain well so far. I didn’t have any issues before I went on the contraceptive implant, I also think it may be that