Endometriosis: One Of The Most Painful Conditions

In this episode of Talking with Docs, we have a special guest host, Dr. Sharma, who is an OB/GYN with expertise in women's health. Dr. Sharma joins us to discuss a common but often misunderstood condition - endometriosis. She shares valuable insights into the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this painful condition. If you or someone you know is affected by endometriosis, this episode is a must-watch. Join us as we learn from Dr. Sharma's expertise and gain a deeper understanding of this important topic.

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[LizzyOkayLife]

It means so much that male doctors are acknowledging the pain that women with endometriosis go through. Much appreciated :)

[joanneb]

I had severe endometriosis way back in the early '70s, which eventually led to my full hysterectomy at only age 27. It can be a devastating disease. I never had the chance to get pregnant. I don't think the science back then was nearly what it is now. I feel bad for anyone who is suffering with this.

[vibes]

3 men raising awareness about endometriosis wow well done❤, carry on

[vqwcwyt]

I was just diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis, during my laparoscopic surgery to remove a mass on my ovary. I’ve always thought it was normal to have as much pain as I do, but now that I know it’s not, I’m trying to give myself some grace in knowing that it’s a condition and not just in my head. Hugs to anyone else with this ongoing pain, it can be brutal.

[denisemariner]

Had this plague back in the seventies. Pain, exhaustion, heavy bleeding, infertility, an on going nightmare that ended with a TAH BS&O. It attached to my spine. The mental anguish equals the physical malady. My prayers for all in the battle.😢😢😢🙏🙏

[lucilemcgregor]

Hey Docs - Ottawa here. I had problems since I was a young teenager.
Doctors said I wasn’t comfortable with my feminity.
As an older teenager, docs told me it was because I didn’t have a boyfriend.
As a teenager, I was put on a tranquilizer which my mother refused.

I was in agony. Finally diagnosed in my early 30s, my reproductive system was destroyed. I had an ovary removed, followed 3 years later with a radical hysterectomy at 32.

Today in 2023, women are still being ignored.

Pregnancy isn’t an answer, it’s often an off the cuff statement by doctors to shut women up. I never wanted kids. Ever. I appreciate your taking on this topic, but more than 30+ years after my hysterectomy, women are still being ignored.

When women say they have pain, believe them.

[theresamorris]

When my husband and I decided we were ready to have kids we went and talked to my OB/GYN. We were trying for over a year and nothing. I was experiencing heavy bleeding and severe pain almost every day. To say that it interfered with my day to day was an understatement. In a months time i had maybe 4 days that i wasn't bleeding. My doctor performed a laparoscopy and discovered lots of endometrial growth in my pelvic region. He removed all. We tried again and nothing. Did all the tests and everything seemed fine. Started with low tech fertility treatments and progressed all the way to IVF. We hit the jackpot the very first cycle. We had triplets! And then I said no more. Endometriosis is awful. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[QuitCut]

Diagnosed last year at age 35 with stage 4 deep infilitrating endo. 5 hour excision surgery. Days where I couldn’t walk. I’ve been suffering since I was 10. Pain and endo came back instantly after excision surgery. Starting ivf soon. So much pain daily, but I still manage to work full time at the moment.

[sallyann]

I had this in my early teens. My periods were extremely painful, usually lasted 8 days and heavy. Also, every time it was like having the stomach flu with fevers, nausea and vomiting. My periods were never regular, usually anytime from 45 to 90 days between each one. My family physician said nothing to worry about, everything would straighten itself out after I had my first baby! Note: I never became pregnant. At age 21, I saw an OB-GYN who knew exactly what it was and treated me with birth control pills. It was a god send. I had a complete hysterectomy at age 43. The same OB-GYN did the surgery. A simple complete hysterectomy was supposed to take one hour, mine ended up taking four hours. He said I had the worst case of endometriosis he had ever seen. He had to scrape my entire abdominal cavity in order to get all of the endometrium cells that had spread. Gynecologically, I’ve never felt better.

[pjsviking]

Just adding my thanks to Docs for including endometriosis in their videos. My endo started at 16. Fortunately at 20 I started on birth control and shortly after stopping was able to get pregnant. I did want to have more children with my remarriage and was lucky enough to have a gynecologist who did an excellent job with an hysteropexy (uterus so heavy with adhesions/scar tissue that it had dropped and was attached to bowels). Miraculously I had two successful pregnancies eventually had a full hysterectomy at 41 when I had to crawl on my hands and knees from my bed to the kitchen to feed my young children. Hopefully more healthcare providers and society as a whole will listen to women when they say there are in pain. As another viewer stated, "When women say they have pain, believe them." Thanks again, enjoy all your informative and entertaining videos, even when unrelated to anything personal.

[Curiamacabre]

I have adenomyosis and can tell you it’s been a nightmare (since 13, am now 47). It’s a cruelty. I have always had dos much empathy for any woman suffering this type of pain and discomfort, bless you all sisters, we are stronger than most and it’s something to be proud of (not that we had a choice, but we are still breathing and managing and that’s an achievement!!

[mae]

I've had endometriosis since I was 17. I remember telling my mother I was in too much pain to go to school and she said get going, everyone has pain with their period. They removed one ovary and a tube when I was 19 and did a complete hysterectomy including the other ovary when I was 29. Doctors had no clue what they were doing, sent me home after that surgery no hormone replacement and within a week I was going thru the change. After 20 years of mis-prescribed hormone RXs I got breast cancer. Between my mother and my doctors my life was miserable. Thanks.😅😅

[LoveABun]

Excellent, thank you!

Love that you guys are covering women’s pelvic and gynecological health issues! We women need it as many of these topics don’t get discussed much, so PLEASE keep it up! ❤️

[karinlester]

Mine was diagnosed in the mid 90’s during a fertility work up. Unable to conceive so we decided on adoption. My heart goes out to all women who experience this pain and anguish. Now post menopausal and pain free.

[Kathleensailorgirl]

Once again excellent presentation. at the age of 38 I was hospitalized with a 12 cm tumor it resulted in total surgical hysterectomy and an additional 7 hours to remove the endometriosis that had spread to most of my organs. Fortunately my pathology was no cancer found. I was a rare case because I had no symptoms until two months before needing surgery. Thanks again I am sure that this information will help many women 👍😊

[susantaylor]

Hi. My Mum had it in the 60's and she had a historectomy. Much better after.
I had severe pain and thankfully a high pain threshold. I didn't drink much alcohol or eat foods that were inflammation triggers. So I had symptoms, but when I passed menopause...yay! Everything calmed down.
But my
Oh boy, we think started at 13 and has she has stage 4 Endometriosis. Aged 38.
Your talk was soooo helpful. No wonder she can't conceive.
We are in UK and you are way ahead of us!
Her pain makes her pass out, vomit(ginger and ginger tea)
It's the sort of pain that makes it almost impossible to do deep breathing because the pain is sooo bad she can't breathe..
And she has pain out side her period.
Stress sets it off so she is trying all sorts to try and find something that helps.
Thank you guys for One doctor told her to take... Paracetamol!🐦
So virtual

[gillianashley]

Dr Sharma mentioned Adenomyosis, which is what I had prior to a hysterectomy at 51. The latter transformed my life, following years of intense pain and continuous bleeding. More conservative treatments had all failed, and I’m sad now for the years of symptoms that so heavily impacted my life. Be pro-active, ladies, and certainly don’t ‘suffer in silence’.

[susyhammond]

Please don't underestimate a patient explaining that sex is painful. I was very sexually active from age 17 on, mulitple partners. When I got married at 21 sex became worse and worse as far as pain went. "Get drunk", "you know the vagina is amazing as it can dilate to birth a baby!"--a couple of statements made to me by my GYN at the time. Not helpful. Like I want to experience labor in order to have sex! I did finally get pregnant at 25 and thought I was losing the baby at 5 months because of intense pelvic pain (daughter born, phew!). Finally, years later, I had a laparoscopy and it confirmed endometriosis, particularly on the uterine ligaments. I had always had very painful periods, passing "chicken liver" clots, and super heavy flow. I was never so glad to reach menopause at 54! Thank you for this video. I've enjoyed many of them, particularly total knee replacement--surgery is in two weeks. I am 71 now.

[syd]

I shredded the tip of my finger with an angle grinder (60 grit sanding disc, for those curious) and my endometriosis, which I had excised a couple weeks ago thankfully, was more painful than that. I was genuinely worried that I would totally overlook an emergency medical situation, like a burst appendix, because I would assume it was the normal pain I experienced.

[gracecarolinewanjiku]

Had endometriosis first time pain at 16 diagnosed at 40 after a ruptured endometrioma. Here in Kenya some doctors still don't understand it so they keep believing it doesn't exist here. 2 surgeries later been pain free for 11months

This illness makes you have a high threshold of pain. I don't understand how I could handle post surgical pain better than endo-pain 😮