Is It Endometriosis Or PCOS? This Is How To Spot The Difference.

It's notoriously difficult to get a diagnosis for both conditions. Here are the signs and symptoms of each.

Endometriosis impacts an estimated 1 in 10 women and girls of reproductive age worldwide. Moreover, recent research suggests that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is thought to affect somewhere between 4 to 20% of women of reproductive age globally. Though endometriosis and PCOS are common health conditions, people often mistake one for the other or vice versa.

“Endometriosis and PCOS are two reproductive health conditions that are not well understood among many in the medical community,” Dr. Stephanie Hack, board-certified OB-GYN and host of the ”Lady Parts Doctor” podcast, told HuffPost. “They both are associated with the menstrual cycle and fertility issues, making it easy to confuse them. However, they are very different.”