Symptoms

Use the ecca Menstrual Chart to assist you to assist us in detection of endometriosis.

Summary

• Changes in bowel, bladder, sexual or menstrual function of a cyclical nature. ·
  
• Changes in menstrual pain: increasing severity or duration of pain, pain not responding to drugs such as Ponstan or Naprogesic, pain which interferes with normal daily activities or employment. ·
• Bowel symptoms of pain, constipation or diarrhoea at time of the period. Sometimes blood or mucous may be passed from the rectum.
• Frequency and pain when passing urine, pain when the bladder is full in the morning. Sometimes blood may be passed in the urine.
• Menstrual changes including heavy bleeding, prolonged or shortened periods or periods which stop and start. ·
• Spotting before the period
• Premenstrual syndrome including heavy bleeding, prolonged or shortened periods or periods which stop and start. ·
• Tiredness or lack of energy, especially around the time of the period,
• Depression
• Pelvic pain 
• Low back pain 
• Infertility 
• Ovulation pain 
• Pain with sex, felt deep in the pelvis which is worse before and during the period and may alter with change of position. ·
• A similar pain may be felt during pelvic examination when the doctor places pressure behind the uterus. ·
• Abdominal bloating at the time of your period with or without pain