What does endometriosis feel like?
Symtoms: A major symptom of endometriosis is severe recurring pelvic pain. The pain can be mild to severe cramping that occurs on both sides of the pelvis, radiating to the lower back and rectal area and even down the legs. The amount of pain a woman feels is not necessarily related to the extent or stage (1 through 4) of endometriosis. Some women will have little or no pain despite having extensive endometriosis affecting large areas or having endometriosis with scarring. On the other hand, women may have severe pain even though they have only a few small areas of endometriosis. Symptoms of endometriosic-related pain may include: dysmenorrhea – painful, sometimes disabling menstrual cramps; pain may get worse over time (progressive pain), also lower back pains linked to the pelvis chronic pelvic pain – typically accompanied by lower back pain or abdominal pain dyspareunia – painful sex dyschezia – painful bowel movements dysuria – urinary urgency, frequency, and sometimes painful void
