It took years for doctors to take my pain seriously enough for surgery.
They found endometriosis.
Then high pressured me into getting a hysterectomy.
Threatened to stop giving me pain meds or even treating me if I didn’t.
I was 22.
Not only was it difficult to get the diagnosis when I did,
But super difficult to get treatment.
Doctors just don’t take it seriously.
Even female doctors.
It’s pretty sickening.
I have pcos and my (male) doctors kept giving me the old “it’s just hormones, your cycle will stabilize eventually”.
One of them refused to run any other tests tjan a pregnancy test, every month for a year.
Did I mention I made it clear to him several times I had not been sexually active in years, and he just made dismissive handgestures while saying things like “I’m the doctor, just do as I say”?
11 pregnancy tests in 12 months. No referral, no further diagnostic attempts.
It took me ONE visit with a female doctor to get a referral to a specialist, and ONE visit with the specialist to determine my ovaries are riddled with cysts.
I got my cysts checked in my ovaries as I have pcos. Fortunately, I don’t actually have cysts there.
My period is also very regular.
It’s just I have excessive hair growth. From the high testosterone
My doctor says I can reverse pcos with healthy eating and excercise.
I do believe it.
But the hair I have will not magically disappear
However, it will prevent further growth
My team were easy to refer me.
No problems.
I wonder if my testosterone is as high as a man.
Wouldn’t your voice drop if you did? Is your voice really deep for a female?
My voice is not a man’s, no.
I guess it’s probably not as high as a man’s testosterone
I had pain for years but didn’t really complain about the pain. But I did complain about how insanely heavy my periods were. When I finally got surgery the endometriosis was so severe it even covered my organs. They removed as much as they could. I no long have a uterus or ovaries etc It sucks.
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