I was diagnosed with both PCOS and endometriosis several years ago after suffering through painful periods that got worse and worse and that eventually took over the better part of my months. Last year, the pain from my endometriosis led me to having laparoscopic surgery to have excess tissue removed.
After my surgery, my doctor put me on continuous birth control. This caused insane mood swings, and my pain didn't go away; in fact, it grew to the point of my taking three Aleve a day. And still, I was in pain. Many ""normal"" women only have pelvic pain during one week out of the month, if any time at all. I was the opposite: there was only one week out of the month where I *wasn't* in intense pain.
Back in March, I heard about TCRA and decided to give it a chance. I wasn't sure that they accepted patients like me, since I'm only 20 years old and am not a fertility case. They do. After much thought and several weeks of acupuncture, I stopped taking birth control entirely, and I immediately had a period. Since that time, my menstrual flow has changed from the dark brown characteristic of endometriosis to a bright, healthy red. My periods have already stabilized to around 28-31 days. I've been consistently ovulating around mid-cycle, even with my PCOS. And today I am ecstatic to report that my pain is now down from a 10 to a 2 during my period. I have very little to no pain throughout the rest of the month, and I still have several months to go in my treatment. My condition improves every single month. I never expected results so fantastic, and the great thing is, my body is doing it all without nasty chemicals, artificial hormones, or the adverse side effects from these.
If you have endo or PCOS, I strongly encourage you to call TCRA. David and Kirsten are fantastic people who are devoted to their profession and dedicated to the lives of their patients. I could never thank them enough for all they've given me.
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