It May Ruin My Life

by Barefoot Bill on Jun 25, 2020 at 7:20 AM

Adult man here.
Years ago an intimate friend of mine had very high levels of discomfort associated with her periods; her issue ended up being fibroids, not endo. Another woman I knew had endo. She let me watch the video of her own endoscopic surgery to battle endo by using lasers to zap the tissue. SHe never watched it herself; very freaky stuff.

As far as those two issues are concerned, my belief is that endo. is where uterine lining tissue grows outside of the uterus, while fibroids is something like unfertilized eggs actually dividing on their own.

Both creepy things indeed. Fibroid woman had her uterus removed in the traditional surgical way through the abdomen, so the post-op lasted quite a while. The thing that was difficult for her husband and me was that since she no longer had periods, but still had a cycle (until menopause) we did not have an easy handle to put on her mood swings.

I know how important having children is to women, especially when they feel that they wont be able to experience that. But knowing women who have had both issues, my gut feeling is that endo is not as likely to lead to infertility as fibroids.