16/12/2025
⚡🧠🎗️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬?
Endometriosis is often spoken about as a condition of the uterus or ovaries — but for many women, the story goes much deeper.
In some cases, endometriosis doesn’t just sit near nerves.
𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.
When this happens, pain is no longer limited to menstrual cramping.
💥 𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.
🧠 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤
Inside the pelvis lies a complex “wiring system” — including the pelvic plexus and sacral plexus.
These nerve bundles transmit signals between the uterus, va**na, bladder, bowel, hips, and legs.
When deep infiltrating endometriosis develops near areas such as:
• the uterosacral ligaments
• the pelvic sidewall
• the re**um
• or pathways close to the sciatic nerve
it may 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬.
Over time, affected nerves can become 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.
⚡ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭
When pelvic nerves are involved, pain may present as:
• burning or electric sensations
• shooting pain down the buttock, hip, or leg
• pins and needles in the groin, v***a, or thighs
• deep aching that worsens with sitting or standing
• sudden “shock-like” pain with movement
• numb areas alongside extreme tenderness
Because nerves carry signals far from their origin,
𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬.
This is one reason many women are sent for spinal scans or physiotherapy — while the pelvic nerve pathways are overlooked.
🧠 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝
Long-term nerve irritation trains the nervous system to stay on high alert.
The brain and spinal cord begin responding more quickly and intensely to signals — even those that shouldn’t be painful.
As a result, everyday sensations like:
• a full bladder
• bowel movements
• gentle touch
• stretching
• intimacy
can feel threatening.
✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝.
It reflects a nervous system responding to ongoing injury and inflammation.
🖤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬
Living in a body where normal movement triggers sharp or burning pain is exhausting — physically and emotionally.
When tests return “normal” and symptoms are dismissed, many women begin to question themselves.
In reality, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 when nerves are trapped in inflamed or scarred tissue.
🌿 𝐀 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
Management is deeply individual and may involve:
• specialised surgical care in select cases
• strategies that recognise neuropathic pain
• pelvic floor therapy to calm long-guarded muscles
• gentle movement to reassure the nervous system
• trauma-aware, compassionate pain support
𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲.
Progress may take time — and support must extend beyond symptoms alone.
🎗️ 𝐀𝐭 𝐙𝐲𝐳𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.
Understanding how endometriosis can affect the nervous system helps women feel seen, validated, and less alone.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 — 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.
🌿 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 🌿
