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Infertility due to Polyps

NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype
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Hello.  I am new to the bump.  I have been diagnosed with polyps in my uterus.  We tried for 11 months to conceive our son and we were already on the 8th month of trying for a second child when I decided to visit the fertility doctor.  She found polyps in the uterus and says that the embryos are not implanting.  The recommendation is that I have them removed and a DNC also for some fluffy material.  I am really scared of the procedure.  I have never had any surgery except wisdom teeth removal. 

 Does anyone have any experience with this diagnosis?  I am afraid of something going wrong with the procedure.  I wish there was another way around this, but I'm told that even if I didn't plan on having another child, I need to have them removed.  Does anyone know what causes the polyps and if surgery is the only way?  Thanks in advance for your help with this.

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Re: Infertility due to Polyps

  • Mia07Mia07

    Sorry, I don't have any advice, but my RE mentioned checking me for this.

    How did they find out you had them?

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  • bmbeck6614bmbeck6614
    I had polyps and had them removed right before my IVF #2. As you can see in my siggy IVF #2 didnt work. They did tell me I had to have them removed but that they could come back.
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  • bmbeck6614bmbeck6614
    they were just trying to rule everything out and I had a hysteroscopy ( I am probably spelling that wrong but I dont feel like looking it up right now)
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  • XXXXX222XXXXX222 member

    Hi!  I've had a laproscopy and two hysteroscopies to remove large fibroids, polyps, endo, and an adhesion.  Will your surgery be a hysteroscopy?  There's nothing to be afraid of.  Quick, easy, and routine.  If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask here or send me a private message.

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  • Angel1122Angel1122 member

    About four years ago, before I even thought about TTC, my gynecologist discovered a polyp while doing ultrasounds for a huge cyst and recommended getting it removed because it could harm a pregnancy. She said it could cause a miscarriage and at time I knew someday I'd like to have children so I went ahead with the procedure. Good thing I did because it contained hyperplasia with atypia, which she said were precancerous cells. She's been monitoring me closely for any changes since then and I've had the hyperplasia, but not the atypia, which is the precancerous part.

    Based on my experience, I highly recommend getting those polyps removed. I know surgery seems very scary, and it is, however, the procedure is simple and honestly it is not very painful at all. You'll be back to normal in no time. I've had another one since then, due to hyperplasia, and then another one to check for scarring, each time the've been pretty easy, without complications. I don't know if there is any other way of getting them removed, but I don't think there is. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions I may be able to answer. Good luck and I hope this gets resolved quickly so you can get healthier and get your BFP.

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  • shanaedenshanaeden
    I just recently had a large polyp removed from my uterus.  It was super easy -- no pain at all.  If you survived having your wisdom teeth out, this will be a piece of cake!  Both my GYN and my RE said that the polyp likely wasn't causing my IF, but that they wanted it out to make my uterus as welcoming as possible to an embryo.  (My polyp was near the bottom of my uterus, so they said it likely wasn't causing implantation issues since most embryos inplant near the top of the uterus.)  Good luck, and feel free to let me know if you have any more questions I can (try to!) answer.
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  • sunnybrook.sunnybrook. member

    I've had three hysteroscopies to remove polyps and fibroids. If ttc, they really do have to be removed. There's no other way to get rid of them. The good news is that the surgery if very simple and pretty painless. If that is your only IF problem, you are in really good shape!

    The surgery is usually done at an outpatient surgical procedure. They will give you an iv, have you dress in a gown, and meet with the doctor and anesthesiologist. You will be asleep for the procedure, which only last 15-20 minutes. You will be put in a twilight sleep, so you will not be awake or feel anything. It is not general anethesia, so you won't have any of those nasty side effects. When you wake up, you will be groggy for a very short time. They'll keep you in recovery until you feel like you can sit up. I was typically at the facility for less than 5 hours from the time of registration until leaving the recovery room. There's some cramping afterwards, but naproxen or tylenol will take care of it. I took it easy that night, but didn't even need a nap. I was out walking the dogs the next day. Wisdom teeth removal is MUCH worse! Let me know if you have any questions. GL!!

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  • NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype
    Thank you for your reply.  It has truly helped to know exactly what to expect.  I am now waiting for new insurance to kick in.  I'm encouraged by the comment that wisdom teeth removal is worse.  The only scary thing for me was when I was put in twighlight sleep it felt like I was dying, but I had a very quick recovery from that surgery.  I didn't even need any pain killers.  Thanks again.
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  • NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype
    Hi there.  They first did a vaginal ultrasound.  In order to confirm it they did a sonohystogram.  They put some water right into the uterus to separate the walls a bit and do a vaginal ultrasound at the same time.  None of this is painful.  They will give you antibiotics to take for two days after the procedure.
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  • NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype

    Thanks for your reply.  I am starting to feel more and more comfortable with the situation.  I will pray that you stay healthy.  By the way, what is BFP.  I am new to the lingo.

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  • NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype
    Thank you.  I didn't know about the fact that the embroys implant at the top.  Interesting.  What scares me is that even if I got pregnant, it could increase the chance of miscarriage.  Thanks again.
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  • NotthemommytypeNotthemommytype

    Thank you to everyone that replied to my question.  It was so helpful.  I just had the polyps removed yesterday- hysteroscopy, polypectomy and DNC. I was petrified of the anesthesia.  I read some crazy posts about Versed.  I will tell you that everything went wonderful.  Thank God. 

     Thanks again for your help.  I will post again if that is all it took to conceive or if there will be more to come. 

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