Hi

I'm 25, in Australia, and new to this amazing site!

Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with alternatives to visanne?
I was diagnosed this year (2020) with stage 3 to 4 endo and had my first laproscopy on March 11th. I've been taking Visanne since the start of April and my period stopped almost immediately, and I gained a fair amount of weight, so much so that my family commented on it.

Lately, in the last two months or so (as of today 20th October) I've had other than the weight… read more

So my dr said she doesn’t want me to have surgery *also to even confirm I have endo. She said based off my symptoms she can diagnose me with endo* and tries to avoid it until her patients are older. She suggested I try Orlissa or Lupron for my endo. I’ve horrible things about of those medications and don’t know what to do. I guess my question is what are some of y’all’s experiences with those meds and do you think I try one or find an obgyn who will do the surgery?

Im thinking about starting GnHR next month.that was some advice i got of a private specialist

Is anyone familiar with the term chocolate cysts and its effects?

I am in pain since my laparoscopy and coil, the doctor said I would only know what’s causing it if I removed the coil.
When I asked what I would use next to prevent the endo from growing back, the doctor suggested the monthly injections?

Have anyone any experience with injections and its side effects?

Feel lost since I was diagnosed and not feeling supported by doctors.

My doc has proposed it as the likely treatment option after my first laparoscopy in July. I usually react terribly with loads of side effects to hormonal medicines like birth control so trying to gather info before I decide

Im on them now and just want to know what poeple experienced after they stopped the injections. Xx

*these are montly stomach injections for 6 months or 2x over six months. They bring on temporary menopause**

Hi im finding it really hard controlling my enotions one minute angry then crying my eyes out then happy, a proper rollarcoaster..with GnRH it works as a chemical hysterectony so im having menopause, the hot flushes and bight sweats are manageable but being so emotional and stressed sometimes causes flare ups.

After my first laproscopy last year, I developed a cyst again in April 2023 and I am under treatment since then. I am planning to conceive and my doctor gave me 2 injections of zoladex in 1 month gap to reduce the cyst. I started with 5cm and after 3 months it's 7.3cm. Obviously it didn't work for me but he is too confident that I don't need a surgery and my cyst can be reduced and I can further go for pregnancy. Has anyone been in this situation before where zoladex turned out to be not… read more