Anyone have a chocolate cyst/endometrioma on their ovary?
So I finally went to a gyn doctor for the first time ever to see about my heavy periods and low ferritin. I thought I had at least one fibroid since I could feel a big lump during each pregnancy, but doctor did a vaginal ultrasound and didn't find any fibroids. She did say I had a very lumpy and enlarged uterus (6-8 week pregnant size) and a golf ball sized endometrioma (endometriosis blood and tissue filled mass) on my left ovary. She prescribed 5mg of norethindrone acetate daily, which is a progesterone only pill to see if it will shrink the endometrioma and stop me from having a period for the next month or two to try and build up my ferritin. I took the mini pill for 5 years after having DS2, but these pills are a 14 times higher dose and my face is breaking out like crazy like I'm 13 again! She also tested my CA-125 levels and they were slightly elevated too which can also be a sign of endometriosis. She wants to see me again next month for another ultrasound to see if the endometrioma has shrunk. If not, she wants to remove it surgically. Has anyone else had an endometrioma and what was the treatment? Also, my ferritin only moved up 4 points (46 to 50) in the past 3 months after upping my iron dose to 3 times a day instead of 2 (450mg daily), so I'm pretty bummed about that.