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Warning-sign checks

Hormone therapy for endometriosis: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Get emergency help for sudden chest pain, difficulty breathing, coughing blood, one-sided leg swelling, sudden weakness, trouble speaking, a severe allergic reaction, or loss of consciousness.

    Seek immediate help if you feel at risk of harming yourself.

    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
    • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    After an implant or intrauterine device placement, seek prompt advice for increasing pain, fever, unusual discharge, heavy bleeding, or redness and swelling at an insertion site.

The article also says

Contact your healthcare team routinely if bleeding, headaches, mood changes, hot flushes, or other side effects are difficult to manage.

Also call if pain is worsening, you may be pregnant, you cannot feel expected device threads, or you want to change or stop treatment.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Hormone therapy for endometriosis. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.