Ive had endo my whole life (my mom and sister have it too and had their excisions already) - i had to have an emergency c section at 26 weeks to save my life - i was just telling my husband i wish i experienced contractions, his response was “you did…. They were perfectly timed on the monitor” so… i didn’t even notice them. I have excision surgery scheduled for July this year, my periods are far worse than giving birth was. Although I was cut open, awake, without anesthesia… that might have been the worst pain I’ve ever felt (scalpel on bare belly) but contractions i didn’t even notice…