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Pain with sexual relations that has persisted for more than six months can be a sign of endometriosis. This disease can cause pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, and severe internal scarring. Many women with untreated endometriosis develop infertility and the need for a hysterectomy. 

Early treatment can often protect a woman's ability to have children and prevent the need for hysterectomy. Early treatment includes oral contraceptive pills and anti-inflammatory medications like Motrin, Aleve, or Advil. If these medicines don't stop the pain then a simple, outpatient procedure called laparoscopy (band-aid surgery) can often remove the active disease, eliminate the pain, and protect a woman's ability to have children.