• Pain at the time of intercourse
• Pain during ovulation
• Painful periods
• Unspecific lower abdominal pain
• Heavy, prolonged or irregular bleeding
• Spotting before or after periods
• Fatigue and lethargy
• Difficulty getting pregnant (subfertility)
If the patches are in other parts of the body there could be rectal bleeding (if sited in the bowel), blood in the urine (if sited inside the bladder), or even coughing up blood (if sited in the lungs).
The severity of the symptoms bears no relationship to the extent of the condition. Some women have a significant amount of endometriosis and