I was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 18, before my doctor diagnoised me..I diagnosed myself after reading a health journal that was floating arounf the library at mums one day.
I had terrible periods from the age of 12, to the point where I would be bed ridden for the first 2 days of each period, with severe cramping and excessive heavy and clotted bleeding...not to mention my period would last for upto 12 days of continuous heavy flow!!!
I ended up having a laparoscopy to rid the endimetriosis and recovered well and in no time my period s had greatly improved and become "normal" and I finally felt like I could live again when I had my period and carry on as though I didnt have a period at all.

I fell pregnant at 19 and had a sucessful ad healthy pregnancy and have no problems derived from the endimetriosis since. I heard from someone that pregnancy can better the chances of it returning...or at least the severity of it.