Fibroid Pain vs Endometriosis Pain: What’s the Difference?

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]What is the difference between endometriosis pain and fibroids pain? Do they feel different? They are certainly are caused by different things, right?

[00:00:09]Endometriosis is the lining of the uterine cavity, the endometrium, that is displaced and outside the uterus, bleeding at the time of a menstrual period, but causing a very sharp, stabby pain in a very localized place. That endometrium does not wander around, so the pain is always, say, to the left.

[00:00:33]And again, the sensation of the pain is fairly stable and consistent, even though it occurs at different times of the menstrual cycle. Fibroid pain is is more of an achy pain from contractions of the uterus. It, too, tends to happen right before this and with the start of the period. But, the character between these two pains is really different, and it's important to understand which is causing which. That Knowing that difference will help you understand what's going on. Knowing this difference will also help your gynecologist in how best to treat the pain that you have.