u/florencea617

Anyone using peptides to help while TTC with endo?

I had excision surgery for Stage 3 endometriosis about 4 months ago. Since surgery, we’ve actively tried every single cycle. I ovulate regularly, my cycles are completely normal and predictable, I take all the vitamins, eat anti-inflammatory, track everything, etc. On paper everything looks “good.”

Last night I ended up in the ER on CD22 because of a ruptured ovarian cyst. The reason I went in is because I’ve actually had to have surgery in the past from a cyst/bleeding situation that would not stop, so I get really nervous when this happens. Thankfully this time it didn’t require surgery, but emotionally it just broke me a little.

I asked my doctor what else we should be doing (meds??) and basically got told “just keep trying.”

I feel stuck in this weird gray area where the only thing ever found was endometriosis. Which also makes me wonder: if I originally fell into the “unexplained infertility” category but then they found Stage 3 endo during surgery, are we still considered unexplained infertility? Or do doctors basically assume the endo was the cause and now consider you “fertile” post excision?

Which brings me to my other questions:

•	After excision, are we still technically considered to “have endometriosis” forever? I feel strange saying I have endo when I know I’ve had it removed?

•	How long did it take for symptoms or lesions to come back after surgery for those who had recurrence?

•	Did anyone still struggle to conceive even after a successful excision?

•	At what point did your doctor recommend meds, IUI, IVF, etc. instead of “just keep trying”?

I think what’s hardest is feeling like I’m doing everything right and my body still just… isn’t cooperating. Every month my period shows up exactly on time and it feels crushing.

Would really appreciate hearing honest experiences, especially from people who conceived after excision because right now I’m feeling pretty hopeless.