Our emotions are strongly bound to our bodies. We see the heart as the organ for love andhappiness, whilst the reproductive organs are charged with the continuation and creation of new life. Therefore wanting a baby so badly causes an ache in the heart which is difficult to assuage. It is recommended that pregnancy should not be attempted for two months after hormonal treatments to give the body a chance to get rid of the residual chemicals and to allow organs to readjust to normal body hormone patterns again. Progesterone based hormones may suppress ovulation for several months after taking them, so they should not be used by any woman who wishes to achieve early pregnancy .
More pregnancies occur soon after treatment rather than several months later.
Research on pregnancy experiences of women with endometriosis has been carried out in America. Ansell and Gorchoff studied 187 women with endometriosis over 334 pregnancies. They found multiple discomforts, particularly nausea and vomiting, dysfunctional labour, high rates of post natal depression and a faster return of symptoms for those who did not breast feed. During pregnancy endometriosis usually goes into remission and breastfeeding is seen to lengthen that remission time. However, reports have shown the disease worsening through pregnancy in a handful of women.