As we are trying to raise awareness of Endometriosis this month, I thought it would be a good time to share what happens on day 1 of my...

Hooray, it's March at last! It is also Endometriosis Awareness month so it's a good time to raise awareness of the disease. Endometriosis...

Since my mock IVF cycle a few months ago, my periods have been all over the place and more painful than usual. I thought I should write...

Since January (aka the longest month of the year) has now gone and February is almost over, we can start looking forward to Spring...

No, hydrosalpinx is not actually a cat but a horrible condition where fluid is found in one (or both) of your fallopian tubes. I was...

"Oligo-what?" I hear you say. Lets rewind a few months to October last year to be precise. We had finished our mock cycle and I was...

I thought I should write a bit about how I was diagnosed with endometriosis and fibroids. I have created an illustration as usual! When I...

Yesterday I joined a webinar hosted by Endometriosis UK where they answered questions around surgery. Despite having 11 surgeries myself,...

Back in October 2023, we started a mock IVF cycle with our fertility clinic to see if it would be possible to increase the thickness of...

When I wrote this post, we were taking down our Christmas tree and saying goodbye to the lovely decorations and lights again. January to...

Hi! As it's a new year, I thought I should do a short intro for my website and blog. I'm Laura and I have Endometriosis, Fibroids,...

My mum used to love cooking, gardening, looking after the house and chatting to people. The dementia diagnosis was a shock. Before 2020,...

Lewy body dementia (or dementia with lewy bodies - DLB) was named after neurologist Frederic H. Lewy. Lewy Bodies are clumps of abnormal...

Because the lining of my uterus is too thin, my consultant thought it would be best to try doing a mock (test) cycle before committing to...

I have a checklist of items that I take to the hospital with me: Comfortable loose clothing and shoes for when you leave the hospital....

This is my experience of treatment in a private hospital but I’m sure it’s very similar in an NHS hospital: You will meet the nurses who...

I agree, they sound confusing! Following my first consultant appointment, I had to do some more research as I had never heard of these...

In 2014, after visiting my doctor’s surgery to raise concerns about my increasing period pain, I was referred to a gynaecologist to have...

My fertility journey started in 2012 and sort of went hand in hand with the discovery that I had Endometriosis and Fibroids. I had no...

I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 3. Since then, it's been an interesting journey. I'm very lucky that I've never had to be...