Endometriosis pain doesn’t arrive gently. Sometimes it comes like a wave—sudden, violent, and impossible to escape. It pulls you under, releases you just long enough to breathe, and then crashes over you again. This is what many Endo warriors live through every month, in a cycle that breaks more than just the body.

Sciatic pain that worsens during your period may not be a back issue. Catamenial sciatica is a rare form of endometriosis that affects the sciatic nerve, causing burning or electric pain down the leg that follows the menstrual cycle. Often misdiagnosed, this condition highlights how endometriosis can impact the nervous system far beyond the pelvis.

The menstrual cycle is more than a period — it’s a monthly rhythm guided by hormones that affect energy, mood, pain, and inflammation. This guide explains the four cycle phases and key hormones like estrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH to help better understand your body.

Endometriosis can affect the autonomic nervous system, impacting heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature, and more.

For decades, endometriosis treatment has relied on hormones, painkillers, or surgery. Now, a new non-hormonal treatment targeting inflammation is in development — offering fresh hope for people who need better options. While still in clinical research, this innovative approach signals real progress in endometriosis care.

What was supposed to be medical care nearly cost me my life. After being dismissed, misdiagnosed, and subjected to the wrong procedure.