Sexual Health Expert Jennifer Rackley shares Sexual Health management news and commentary at SexualHealthConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639 http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639 http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90858/infertility Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:45:00 -0500 Jennifer Rackley After being told I might have endometriosis the doctor placed me on continuous birth control pills. The thought was that using the birth control that way would prevent the endometriosis from taking over. Since a laparoscopy is the only definitive way to diagnose endometriosis, and I had not had one, I was not convinced that was my problem anyway. Either way my first pregnancy came right after coming off of continuous birth control pills... and... http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90858/infertility http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90856/early-signs Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:32:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley My endometriosis wasn't always THIS bad.   In fact, my very first period at 12 wasn't painful at all... more of a surprise actually! It continued with that painless trend until I was about 16 when I began an episode of menstrual bleeding that lasted approximately six months. I went to the doctor and they gave me the option to wait it out or go on birth control pills. I had no desire to go on birth control. I thought that birth control was... http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90856/early-signs http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90853/basics Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:12:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley I have endometriosis. Recently the pain has become so severe that I have scheduled a hysterectomy. Due to the aggressive nature of my endometriosis they will have to remove my ovaries as well. This blog is my outlet to tell my own story and hopefully to help some of you going through this horrible condition as well but first: the basics!   Endometriosis is a condition in which the lining of the uterus called the endometrium migrates and... http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/c/370639/90853/basics