Endo very often gets misdiagnosed as IBS (irritable bowel) because of the problems with pain during BM etc. It does not only affect the ovaries and uterus, but also the bowels and often the bladder as lesions can adhere and swell during the cycle causing more pain at different times of the month. Sometimes on a pelvic u/s the tech can spot endo on the ovaries, but very often the only way to detect the endo on the bowel and bladder is through a lap.
PCOS tends to not be associated with that pain, though the PCOS cysts can be painful as they burst.
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Me (29) DH (33)
Married since Feb 2006
Laproscopic surgery Sept 2007 --- Removal of Endo.
Glumetza 1500 mg (current med)
Official PCOS diagnosis March 2008
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Three rounds of Puregon/IUI.
Miscarriage May 2008
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Coming to grips with being childless when...
BFP!!! No meds, no IUI, just God's gracious gift!
Beta #1 - 885
Beta #2 - 2080
HB - 119 at 7 week ultrasound
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