After reading this maybe you wouldn't mind answering the next..

Lately, maybe the last 6 months I noticed that after maybe having my periode for 2 days all of a sudden the toiletbowl be filled with bright red water, like the blood got really thin and bright red, I thought this could be premenopausal, could that be right? I didn't go to the docter, but I am afraid that someday its going to be really bad!!

Thanks,Me

Hi Yemaya,

Yes, I do have endometriosis and also had uterine fibroids. If you click on 'Show All Messages by PTree'....you can go through my posts on this forum and read more about my story, symptoms and how I have dealt with it. Endometriosis is considered a chronic illness and most traditional doctors will tell you that it cannot be cured...I can't say whether it can or not. I can definitely tell you that if you do the cleanses and live a healthy lifestyle...and use alternative/complementary treatments...it can certainly be successfully managed and you can live without the pain and additional symptoms. Although...as you can read about in my case...it is possible for it to progress to the point where surgery is the only option....I would have literally bled to death had I not had surgery!

I can also tell you that most family doctors/general practitioners and even gynecologists are not well versed when it comes to diagnosing and treating endometriosis...I spent many years and a lot of pain and suffering before I found someone who took my problem seriously and offered options for doing something about it. Unfortunately...in my case...it had already progressed to a point that natural healing methods alone were not sufficient. Reproductive endocrinologists (fertility doctors) are actually the most knowledgeable about this condition...not surprisingly since it is one of the main causes of infertility.

At this point it doesn't sound like it is a medical emergency...however, it can become one! If you continue to lose blood at the rate that you are now, or if you begin to feel weak, dizzy, lightheaded or experience any shortness of breath...get yourself to the hospital! I don't mean to scare you or sound like an alarmist...but the uterus is very richly supplied with blood vessels (think of what its main function is!) and it is possible for uterine blood loss to be life-threatening! This is precisely what happened to me and I had lost half my blood volume before they realized what was happening!

I understand why the other poster asked you about soy...it is a phytoestrogen. However, there is a lot of debate regarding whether phytoestrogens contribute further to the problem of estrogen-dominance or actually help to manage it. Some research suggests that phytoestrogens... which are weaker than the bodies own natural estrogen...actually help because they bind to estrogen receptor sites and produce a milder estrogenic effect. This is certainly not conclusive, though.

Hope this is helpful.