How to manage endometriosis pain (while getting diagnosed and treated)
While you reach a diagnosis and definitive treatment, there are ways to manage pain. None replaces evaluation, but they help.
Common options
- Painkillers / anti-inflammatories (as directed by your doctor).
- Local heat for pelvic pain.
- Hormonal treatment to reduce cycle stimulation (prescribed by your doctor).
- Pelvic floor physical therapy for chronic pelvic pain.
- A chronic pain approach (sometimes multidisciplinary).
Warning sign
If pain is disabling, doesn't respond to usual measures, or you develop pain with urination/bowel movements during your period, it's time for a specialized evaluation — there may be endometriosis that needs treatment.
Recognize these symptoms? Take the symptom self-test and, if you need it, book an online evaluation (USD $50) with a specialist in minimally invasive excision surgery for endometriosis.