Groin muscle pain and endometriosis???

Question

I have had abdominal pain on the left side where my ovary is located for about 3 and 1/2 months now and the doctors have done numerous ultrasounds, urine tests to check for infections, swabs, a ct-scan and just about everything you can think of to diagnose me with something causing my abdominal/pelvic pain. It started in early April 2007 when I was diagnosed with a 4.6cm haemorrhagic cyst which ended up rupturing in the first week of June 2007. I thought the pain was from the cyst and so did my doctor and we thought that the pain would go away but it stayed. My doc recently had another ct-scan and ultrasound done which came back normal and has referred me to a physio therapist as he thought I may have strained a muscle in my back (I have had lower back pain - only left side since early April too). The physio said that I did strain a muscle in the back and have given me light exercises to do. I couldn't do some of the exercises as I had too much pain on my left side (ovary area). I went

I went to the physio again yesterday and told him that it was too painful to do some of these exercises and he felt around the area on my left side where I have the pain and after I nearly jumped through the roof from pain as he pushed and rubbed, he says that it looks like I have strained my groin muscle. I would be happy if this was my diagnoses, except my normal doctor is referring me to a gyno - seeing him in early August because my doctor thinks I might have endometriosis. He and another doctor at the practice that I go to say that I have a lot of the symptoms pointing towards endometriosis.

My question basically is... could groin muscle pain be confused with the endometriosis or the other way around? Do you have similar symptoms of a strained groin muscle, like painful intercourse, painful periods, irregular periods etc? And also, should I still go see the gyno even if the physio and my doctor thinks it's just a strained groin muscle??

Answer 1

first - yes keep your gyno appt....it never hurts to get a 2nd opinion (if if they don't agree with the other two dr.s).. the gyno is the specialist and can tell you 'for sure' if you have endometriosis.
second- yes...i had all the symptons you list (and more) of endometriosis....i finally had to have a complete hysterectomy...best thing I ever did ( no pain, no bleeding, etc).
but there are alot of things they can do before you get to that point.
let the gyno check you out, who knows maybe they will find that it is just a strained muscle...at least you'll feel better knowing.

good luck

Answer 2

These symptoms certainly sound like endometriosis. I believe you will get a real answer from the gynecologist. I had endometriosis and was in constant pain. I went from doctor to doctor for about two years until I found one who understood what was going on with me. Then I had a hysterectomy at the age of 25. I never suffered the same pain afterwards.

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Answer 4

yes pains from this area often radiate down the legs and groin and back