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The Many Years to an Endometriosis Diagnosis

Posted on September 27, 2018

It takes many years for a woman with endometriosis to be properly diagnosed. That’s years of dealing with debilitating and depressing pain, often with several incorrect diagnoses along the way. In a recent survey on MyEndometriosisTeam, 317 women with endometriosis shed some light on what happened on that long journey to diagnosis.

What was your experience in getting diagnosed with endometriosis? Share with others in a comment below.

Posted on September 27, 2018

A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I was non surgical diagnosed at 10 and 4 months. Mind bending pain began the very next morning. Within a few weeks of all the mind bending pain I began Missing school, my life. Every doc in between… read more

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