What belongs in an endometriosis medication log
Name, time, and whether you took it that day are the minimum. If you use more than one dose, write the amount. If you take something only during bleeding, say so in a short note. Rescue painkillers deserve the same line as a daily hormone tablet, because "I needed three extra doses" is often the signal a clinician wants.
Log supplements if you care about them. Iron tablets, for example, show up in real diaries because heavy bleeding and fatigue travel together. The screenshot of EndoTracker's medication screen includes Ibuprofen (Brufen), Dienogest (Visanne), paracetamol, omeprazole, and iron tablets in the same list, taken versus not taken.
If you take a rescue painkiller only on some days, those days are the interesting ones. A daily hormone tablet that you never miss will look like a flat line. Both belong in the list. The contrast is what a later review can use.
Keep medication next to the rest of the day
A medicine list in isolation is a shopping receipt. Next to pain, bleeding, and energy, it becomes a day. If you take a painkiller at 08:00 and log pain at 21:00, say so. If you add a second registration after a dose, the times make the sequence readable later.
EndoTracker keeps medication on the same registration as blood, energy, mood, and other symptoms. That is the point of a dedicated endometriosis tracker compared with a generic pill reminder.
Days with a medicine versus days without
After enough entries, you can look at average pain on days you took a specific medicine and days you did not. EndoTracker Pro shows that comparison. The listing is careful to call it your own data, not a guarantee.
Confounders are everywhere. You may take ibuprofen only on the worst days, which can make the "with medicine" average look higher. You may start a hormone tablet in the same week you recover from a flare. A chart can still be a useful question: "I took dienogest on 25 of the last 30 days and my flare count was 4. Is that the change we expected?"
Do not change treatment from an app chart
Hormone therapy, painkillers, and other prescriptions have doses, interactions, and risks that a diary cannot see. Never start, stop, or alter a medicine because a bar chart moved. Bring the log to the person who prescribed it, or to a clinician who can review the whole history.
If a medicine seems to cause a new symptom, write the date and the observation, then get medical advice. Tracking is not an emergency service.
Built-in list versus your own names
The App Store listing says EndoTracker includes more than 30 built-in endometriosis medicines covering painkillers, hormone therapy, and supplements, and that you can add your own. Use the name on the box so a later clinician can recognise it. Brand and generic together, as in Ibuprofen (Brufen), avoids mix-ups.
If you share a PDF report, the medication overview is one of the blocks that can appear beside pain and bleeding. That is often more useful than a photo of a blister pack.
Sources and editorial note
This guide summarizes practical tracking information and does not provide medical advice. Health guidance was checked against the sources below on August 26, 2026.
