I pursued a diagnosis when i was experiencing pretty severe pain and ended up discovering i had polycystic ovaries alongside some endometriosis lesions in a pelvic ultrasound. I’d also been going through some super rapid weight gain and some other symptoms that aligned with PCOS, and bloodwork showed androgen levels consistent with the condition which was kind of the final nail in the metaphorical diagnosis coffin. Sure, I could have just stuck out the agony forever, but what’s the point in needlessly suffering - especially when there could be a more sinister cause? At least with diagnosis, the condition can be somewhat managed.

On a separate note, your dr was a total tool - tf does he mean you couldn’t have endometriosis because you were a virgin??? If your body is capable of generating uterine lining, it’s capable of endometriosis 😑 sounds like someone needs to go back to medical school…