"Maybe that just how your periods are now" You mean the debilitating pain no where near my RePro system that is CONSTANT but increases on my cycle to the point I can't laugh, cough, or inhale deeply let alone stand up straight is "just my period" Gee thanks I wanna die.
Find a woman doctor, I'm sad to say. Otherwise, your answer is :"except they have never been this way, so your idea of this is very flawed"
I've had 3 fem drs basically shrug at me. East Indian, Asian, and Black. Unfortunately my experience with the BW was the longest and the worst. Rx of Naproxen that helped immensely HOWEVER i didn't know it was just gen Aleve at the time AND naproxen affects your fertility. I was TTC. She knew that.
So sorry to hear it. (Side note: my dream is everyone gets trained in neurochemistry) But you're right, two of my worst docs have been women who dismissed clear symptoms, refused lab work for no reason. The research shows that women doctors are also sexist: the teaching of medicine does it. Crap!
Thank you for the ready made response bc i never know how to respond to "Well I'm not seeing anything that could cause your pain" Now I do.
Sure thing! also make sure to check pubmed before you go to an appointment, so you can say "well there are many findings in the literature, please get current on them" Although i usually refrain from that, and go after them from more specific angles.