Even at being 18, you have every right to be scared because this is your future. I just turned 25 and I'm scared also! You're not alone, sweetie.

I was diagnosed when I was 22 and every day since then I was terrified and still am. It's not wrong to want that and it's not wrong to worry about it. You're boyfriend needs to be more understanding, to comfort you and be that support. Yes, sometimes I know that looking into it can cause some anxiety. I know that from experience! I was just at the doctors for a post-op appointment asking about the fertility!

You're not alone! I'm actually trying to seek a therapist to deal with this and everything connecting to endo. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here!

If your man is not mature enough to handle real life issues like womens health, then he is not the one you want to be having a child with. That type of man does not stick around. Unless you want to raise a child on your own. We all have a biological clock but you need to make smart decisions too. Perhaps, if you are not already, consider taking a birth contol pill to help preserve your fertility until the timing is better. I apologize for the straight forward discussion. But I grew up with divorced parents and too many children in this world do not recieve the love they deserve from two parents.

I agree with Americangirl88. It is our future and worrying about it is natural.. I'm only 20 myself got diagnosed in july even though I had the symptoms since I was 14.. I have been trying to have a baby since I was 15 with my partner. The doctors ignored my endo symptoms for 6 years and now tell me I may never have a baby naturally and even with help it could not happen.. I understand what you are going through and you need to be forceful with your doctors and TELL them you need to know more details about your fertility.. Your boyfriend may not want to talk about it because its women's things and we are aliens to them and when it comes to an issue with our bodies they al run a mile, be patient with him. Once he sees how affected you are by it he may come to you to talk

Yeah, I agree with Carbs. Where I do NOT want a baby, my boyfriend has been thru everything with me. Doctor appointments, tampon runs, underwear runs yatta yatta. He wants to know every detail of my life when it comes to my health. I don't know maybe that's the difference between 28 and 18, but your boyfriend should be 100% supportive, not run like hell.

I would talk over your options with a doctor maybe you can freeze an egg for the future and do IVF or something. There are so many options and you are very young. You have no idea what's going to be able ten years from now. But this is YOUR disease and I really think you should be educated about it. I do not personally want to ever get pregnant, so I can't really relate to that, but to finding out what's wrong with me, yes, I can relate. I wont go into other options, but I feel like you have options, and to stress about it is going to make you worse off.

Thank you for your input. Its nice to get an outside perspective on things. I am currently taking a birth control pill, and i will talk to my dr about fertility. Id like to prevent issues with my fertility, rather than wait for the problem to come. I really want my bf to take me seriously because i know if something like this were going on with him id make myself well informed and understanding. I think im going to have a serious conversation with him, rathrt than randomly brining up my feelings and worries. I guess guys need to literally be told things are important and need their undivided attention.lol

I had surgery and was finally diagnosed at 18. The exact same thoughts are going through my mind and its already been a year. I know it sounds kinda negative but I'm trying to cope with the idea that if I get married that we should prepare for adoption. I look at it this way because sometimes the doctors can be wrong by saying you're infertile when you could still get pregnant. I would rather have the surprise one day of being pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I want my own children some day so bad but at the same time you can still be a loving mother to adopted children. I have observed this in a couple I am close to. They tried to get pregnant but couldn't. They adopted three kids over a few years and next thing you know they are pregnant with their own biological child. I would say just don't give up hope and also don't force a marriage so you can have children either.
I was also in the same situation at the time with the boyfriend thing. Eventually he came around and was really caring even before being diagnosed. Unfortunately some guys aren't mature enough at our age, even when you think they are, to fully understand what's going on. Shortly after my surgery he broke up with me so I don't think he was ready. (This has turned out to be a total blessing!!) I'm of course not trying to scare you but that's just what happened to me. Good luck and please keep us updated!

Thank you guys:) Getting yalls reply's has made me feel so much better to know that i am not alone, and that things can get better. I hope ill be able to have kids on my own, it breaks my heart to think that that may not happen. I really wanna get a lap done and have a good surgeon check for any obvious signs that i may be infertile. Do yall know of any specialist is the Florida area, or even possibly the Georgia area?? It would really appreciate it because i want really good doctor.

Hey! I'm from Florida and see an amazing doc in West Palm Beach Dr Trabin you can msg me for deets!

Here's how I feel about ur problem based on my own experience. I had my first child a week before my 18th bday and my second child at 22. After my 2nd one, all my endo problems became huge. I had cramps and heavyish bleeding before, but it just sky rocketed after having the second baby. While I was pregnant with that baby, I had a lot of bleeding because my placenta was pulling away from the uterus, I'm thinking that it was because my uterus had endo and no one knew yet so it wasn't strong enough to carry a baby. I was put on bed rest and was "high risk" for the rest of the pregnancy. During childbirth, I hemorraged and almost died. Now, my insides are so damaged that theres no way I could have anymore kids. So, I know ur young, but I know that I'm glad I had mine young cuz if I hadn't had them so young, I may not have them at all. Im deff not telling u to go get pregnant tomorrow, especially with a guy who cant even handle a conversation about endometriosis! I'm just saying if I had waited, I may not have 2 kids today. I might not even have 1. So I see why u would want to have one now. But kids are serious! and U will have to deal with the father forever. so be sure that's what u want.

That's true too, but your problems may also be a LOT worse than hers. Remember EVERYONE is different see what your doc specifically says about your endo/fertility. And like Danimeg said, you may want to think about who you're with before you have a baby....

I agree with everything vansanturtle said. I Aldo want to add that having endo does not mean you won't be sold to have children when you're ready. It might be more difficult, but it will more than likely be possible :)

I think the fact that you found out you have endo so young could be a real blessing. Talking to your doc about options is a good idea. Make sure to see an RE rather than just an OB. I just found out last february that I have endo and it's stage 4 after 5 years of trying to have a baby with my hubby. 2 surgeries and 1 IVF later and I'm expecting twins. When I was younger though I was never on birth control. I always thought birth control had too many side effects. Now I wonder if I would have been on it when I was younger, if the endo would not have gotten so advanced. I hope your doc can give you some options and some hope for the future. Good luck!

Omg I have no idea how you survived without BCPS. I was in so much pain without it :/ congrats on the twins!

I've dealt with symptoms since 16 years old and just turned 27. I wasn't officially diagnosed until 19. My now husband was my boyfriend at the time and very supportive. He could see my pain and we worried together about my future fertility. Trust me, it was a hard road and we did spend a year with a specialist - after we were married and the time was right. We had our fun nd did a little traveling and got stable jobs first. We currently have two little boys with another on the way. We didn't have any trouble conceiving our other two kids.

My older sister also has Endo but waited until much later to get diagnosed and treated. Her Endo was more advanced than mine and she did do the medical menopause with Lupton. She is due any day with her first.

Yes, you do need to be concerned about your health and future fertility but don't jump the gun. Having Endo is not a death sentence to fertility.

I think knowing your potential challenges is a huge advantage. But, not everyone that has endo has difficulty getting pregnant, in fact if and why those things are connected is unknown. Please don't let this knowledge make you rush into something you aren't ready for. I wasn't ready until 31, despite having found the right man, having a stable career, blah blah. And who knows what advances will come in endo in the next 10-15 years. Again, knowing is a great thing. Best of luck to you.