Disease does not necessarily equal severity of pain – you can have a small amount of disease and have large pain, or vice versa. Some women do not have symptoms at all.
Pain/Symptoms are not necessarily confined to period time only; pain can occur at any time.
- Severe menstrual cramps, knive like pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea)
- Heavy prolonged bleeding, with or without clots
- Light bleeding
- Abdominal pressure
- Abdominal bloating
- Pain during/after sex/orgasm
- Lower back pain
- Pain with ovulation
- Excess discharge at ovulation
- Pain that radiates down one or both thighs/legs
- Constipation / Diarrhea
- Frequent Urination
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Iron deficiency (Anemia, due to blood loss)
- Fatigue
- Weight gain/fluctuation
- Water retention
- Hair loss
- Mood swings (PMS)
- Insomnia (pain interfering with sleep)
- Infertility
- Miscarriage