Information and explainations about endometriosis designed for teenagers

If your periods seem to get in the way of your life, either because they are heavy, because you have abdominal pain or they make you feel generally unwell, and they are stopping you joining in with physical activities or hanging out with your friends then maybe you could have endometriosis.

Endometriosis is often mistaken as particularly bad pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) and period pains. PMS can affect any woman from when they start having periods up until the menopause.

These pages have been set out to help you understand this disease, discover the treatment options and what you can do in a practical sense to help yourself. You can either follow the next button and read the pages in order or skip about using header buttons.