Is there a chance I could have endometriosis?

Hello everyone,

I have always had irregular periods since when I first started at age 13, however over the years the pain has become unbearable. A few years ago I had an episode where I ended up in hospital because I had crippling pain in my lower abdomen. I couldn't walk or breathe. Once examined in the hospital they believed I had a rock climbing injury as they couldn't identify any abnormalities. I was totally fine the following day and my period started a few days later. If it was a climbing injury it wouldn't disappear overnight. I have also had similar episodes in more recent years where I have been in excruciating pain whilst passing big blood clots. Once the blood clots were passed the pain reduced considerably. I have blood clots on every period now, but rarely have particularly large ones.

I experience a range if symptoms when I'm on my period or around the time of my period: pain in my pelvic bone, severe stomach cramps, heavy periods for the first 3 days, nausea, pain under my left rib, constipation for the first few days and then followed by diarrhoea, struggling to sleep, brain fog, headache/migraine. Over this last year I have also confused some of the symptoms for COVID 19 such as shortness of breath and chest pain. From monitoring my periods over the past 6 months I have found the shortness of breath and chest pain to be closely linked (I don't understand why). I have been in and out of the doctors for years, and I'm always sent away with the only solution being the contraceptive pill. Of which is not an option for me now as I am considering trying for a child in the next year or two.

I don't feel that any of this is a normal menstrual cycle, and the fact my mum had endometriosis makes me half think.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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