Patient's question:
Every month when I have my period, my right thigh hurts especially badly. It has been like this for 8 years now. Now, it starts hurting a week before my period and continues until it ends.Doctor's answer:
Endometriosis may cause these symptoms, but these symptoms are not necessarily caused by endometriosis. Some tests need to be done, especially a pelvic examination, to determine if there is endometriosis. Ultrasound can sometimes detect endometriosis in the ovaries and uterus, but other pelvic areas require a gynecological examination to be discovered.