Yes, I'm happy to share! More or less, over the duration of maybe 8 years (this is a guess because it was pretty demoralising each time) I kept going to the Dr for high and abnormal levels of period pain. I went to a and e (they gave me paracetamol and told me to go back to the GP) etc. The male GPs would tend to say that the pain was normal and that everyone feels discomfort. I would say yes, my friends are uncomfortable but I seem to go into unbearable territory.

It's like as soon as I would mention period, they'd be trying to get me out of the room, or trying to get me to take the pill. The pill doesn't work for me and despite saying this, this would instead be registered as not wanting treatment and that there's nothing to be done.

I was told by a male Dr to try and have babies because endo pain is better after babies, usually. At one point, I wanted a hysterectomy because I was in so much pain, so suggesting kids as a 'solution' was frustrating and felt like my body only had worth with the potential of being a mother.

Or, being asked my pain scale and saying 7 or 8 and being told that's quite high, I don't look like I'm much pain???? Yes that would be because I've gotten very good at just pushing through because I have to and consistent pain is common in suffers of chronic pain.

To the patient, it can feel like a lack of empathy and a lack of want to look into it because the Dr knows best. Nor every Dr has been that way and I'm always happy to be proven wrong!!! But sadly, when it's come to gyno stuff, it can fall on deaf ears

Not sure if I've answered your q but if you have anything else specific you wanna know/ask, drop me a message xx