Hi Chrissy. I had symptoms including af pain, pain during sex, spotting/breakthru bleeding, way back in 96 b4 & after cervical Cin2 surgery. I repeatedly told my Gyn about this, but he wasnt at all worried & ordered no tests, he said it was probably my bowels. Well I gave up & just decided to listen to him. He closed his practice 1-2yrs later but was still doing surgeries.

Wasn't til TTC 12mths got a referral to an Gyn/IVF Dr/Fertility Specialist. Found out I had 2 rels with Endo. Told him this but he too wasnt at all concerned. I had cycles 23-31days, spotting 4-6days prior to AF, then AF for 2-6days, which is obviously irregular. Still kept mentioning it to him at my follow up visits & he said it is quite possible that I could have it, so I asked him to book me in for surgery & he said no, there's no need for that. Continued on our TTC journey longer, symptoms became worse, especially after taking clomid. Went back to him again & said right, I want to be booked in for surgery, THEN he said yeah I agree, looks like u have a 75% chance of Endo, but 12mth public hosp wait. He suggested I keep using clomid & try AIH then IVF in meantime. Like Hell. I shopped around & after another gyno & a growing waiting list, I bit the bullet & paid privately, phoned on a Fri, aptm on Mon, surgery following Tue. Yep there it was & all removed.

So trust your instincts & get 2nd, 3rd or 4th opinions. That gyn was the 5th gyn I had seen since 96. I shudder to think that our TTC journey could possibly have been alot shorter if it wasn't for the other gyn's.

Good luck, hope u find your answers.