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Endo... When to seek help?

I could really use some help, and advice...

I will take a moment to tell you about my history. Since I was 14, I've had heavy, painful, irregular periods. I went on birth control pills at 18, and got an iud at 25. The iud was the best! In January of 2014, at the age of 29, I went to the hospital in severe pain. I ended up having emergency surgery to have a 6cm endometrioma removed from my left ovary, and was formally diagnosed with endometriosis. Since then, I've had a few functional cysts that have disappeared on their own. I got married in November 2014, and finally convinced my husband to start trying, and had my iud removed in May 2015. Since having my iud removed, my periods have been super painful. My cycles are generally 27 days, with some random 24-25 day cycles. Ovulation is painful too. I've been religious about taking prenatal vitamins with fish oil, and co-q-10. I also recently started baby aspirin, and have taken mucinex around ovulation.

In November (this past month), I got a faint positive! On four tests! Then my period-very heavy, very painful, very long- started. Ugh! Chemical pregnancy!

I was so upset that we took a month off of officially trying. Then... A couple weeks ago... My period was late! Oh joy! One day late! Then two, then three... Then it started. Damn it all. I have never had a cycle longer than 28 days then I get one that's 31 days? Wtf?

So now I'm wondering... I'm 31, have endometrosis, have been trying for like 7 months, and have an already damaged ovary... When should I seek out help? When talking with my doctor after surgery, she said, "don't you worry, we will get you pregnant somehow. We have lots of treatments available." When should I go in for help?

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