As the tissue grows it can develop into growths which are called tumours/ implants and adhesions. These growths can cause mild to severe pain as they are caused by your body healing and as they heal they can stick to organs which can cause the pain.

The reason most doctors try to tell you to get pregnant (which is not a good idea) if you have endo is because. Each month the lining of the uterus thickens to get ready for just that, but if you don't become pregnant the lining of the uterus sheds and the women  bleeds so if you have endo in your stomach or wherever else they bleed there which causes the pain because there isn't any way for the blood to leave a woman's body and this then causes inflammation which causes the pain and scar tissue develops which is what the adhesions are as they heal they become adhesions (see above).

Remember that the amount of pain you have isn't the amount of endo you have it could be that you have a little clustered together and as it all bleeds together it could cause you agony. But you could have loads spread all over and it will probably not cause you as much pain.

So far the only way to diagnose you have endo is by laparoscopy which is a small camera that they put through your belly button and have a look at your insides.

They make a small incision in your belly button then one just below and they have a look to see if you have endo, sometimes they can also see if you have any cyst forming too (Endo can cause you to have chocolate cysts or any other cysts but the chocolate ones are most common.) if you ask beforehand that if they find any to laser it all, it may help you in the long run, demand it if you feel like that is your best option and even get a second opinion. Chocolate cysts are called this as they are of chocolate brown colour sometimes when you bleed each month you may get chocolate shade periods I would advise you to go to your doctor and mention this to them just so they can check, they can normally pick up cysts on a scan.

COPING (or trying to)

Coping with Endometriosis can be a lesson in itself. I found that I get tired ever so quickly and I know I can't do too much (even though most of the time I ignore it which is stupid really) days are best when things are planned out because there is less stress unless there's things that disrupt it but don't worry if that happens try and relax.

I know that when you are with a partner it's hard for them as it is for you because they see you in pain, but firstly they can't see it and secondly they can't do anything to help you, so they feel inadequate and you sometime want to be alone so they feel like they are being pushed away. If you are on medication you can also be very moody and snappy my fiancée sure could have gone off a lot of times I was such and evil cow but he stayed and we are only just getting back on track.   which has took over a year and a half which shows how damaging this can be, so you have to be strong. Relaxation and less stress does help so please please please take note and relax, and let them help if they want to do something for you don't say NO I CAN MANAGE because you and me know that you really can't it's just our pride but what's more important our pride or our health? precisely!!