Sorry your doctor is not giving you the answers you are looking for

After I was diagnosed with endo, I was told I'd need IVF to get pregnant and after my lap the obgyn wanted to put me on Zoladex and after that keep on the pill. I refused all these drugs because I was sceptical about what they were doing to my body. I was on the pill for 10 years and it never helped with my pain or regularity of my periods.

I got a copy of the book "Endometriosis and Other Pelvic Pain" and went and saw a naturopath and changed my diet and lifestyle and noticed a big improvement in the way I felt. I was pain free for about a year, then "normal" period pain returned, but nothing like what I had before the lap.

I'm a big believer in food as medicine (not that medicines and drugs do have a place, they do).

It was easy for me to stop the pill as both my tubes were blocked and the obgyn had said I pretty much had zero chance of falling pregnant naturally so I figured why do I bother taking the pill. I was in a long term relationship and we didn't really need the pill.

But do as much reading as you can, I highly recommend that book I mentioned above. If you are ready for pregnancy (as ready as anyone can be!) then I would consider not taking the pill if it has caused you so much grief in the past.

Along with diet and exercise, having a great attitude and not getting too stressed out (easy to say not easy to do) has a huge effect on pain levels too - that is what I found from my experience anyway.

HTH, if you have any other questions just ask