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A 33-year-old female asked:

Surg only way to diag endometriosis? since csection pain in hip during pms,bad cramps ultrasounds labs pap were fine dr not concerned hormone changes?

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Dr. Aaron Roland
Dr. Aaron Rolandanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Ultrasound may help: Although surgical evaluation with a laparoscope is the only certain way to diagnose endometriosis many times an ultrasound can raise suspicion or provide strong support for the diagnosis. A negative ultrasound, however, does not rule out the condition
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Dr. Elizabeth Case
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Surgery is only way: Surgery is the only way to definitively diagnose endometriosis as well as adenomyosis which can be causes of secondary dysmenorrhea. Other common causes of dysmenorrhea (painful periods) after pregnancy and c/section include hormonal changes, adhesions, neuropathic pain and musculoskeletal.
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