“If you have been told your scan is normal but have persistent symptoms, such as chronic pelvic pain, heavy periods, or pain during sex, it’s essential to advocate for yourself and seek a specialist for further evaluation.”.
For many, the discomfort of heavy periods or pelvic pain is simply part of life, but it could also indicate endometriosis.
But, it’s also important to remember that not all patients who have painful, heavy periods and pain with intercourse will have endometriosis.
Common symptoms of endometriosis include painful periods, known as dysmenorrhoea, which differ from typical menstrual cramps.
“It can be difficult to differentiate between ‘normal’ periods and ‘heavy or painful’ periods as there is often no objective way of comparing,” says Mr Narendra Pisal, consultant gynaecologist at London Gynaecology.
