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Do I have endo?

Hello, I'm 17 years old and I have been dealing with constant excruciating pain in my abdomen (left, centre and right side) since last year in August. I've been through hell trying to find out what's been causing this pain. I have always had very painful periods to where I would nearly faint from the pain, very irregular periods, as well as being very heavy for 5 out of the 7 days of my period. At first (after some scopes) they diagnosed me with IBS, but after a while of doing test to find the trigger i was still having no relief. I was put on the pill in case it was endo but there's also been no relief. I've had an ultrasound for my uterus and they didn't find any indication that I had endometriosis (most likely too small to see any). I am in year 12 and I've already missed so much school, I'm going to see a gynaecologist in a week to beg for a laparoscopy because I need it confirmed or denied. When reading people's experiences with endo I relate to it so well which is why I 80-90% believe I have endometriosis.
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Did your gyno agree to a laparoscopy?

Here's the thing: ultrasounds cannot confirm endometriosis. This is an unfortunately common misconception, even among medical professionals. You can research it and see: the only way to diagnose endometriosis is through a laparoscopy.

Ultrasounds look at the inside of your organs; endometriosis can grow on the outside. Plus, microendometriosis exists, which is too small to see on an ultrasound (but just as excruciating).

If your doctor won't do anything to help you, go to a different one. Go to as many gynocologists as you can. I think you're on the right path here...I'm praying for you xoxo
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