Infertility
surgery to clear fallopian tubes???
I was just wondering, If any one had had the surgery to clear scare tissue from your fallopian tube or repaired you tube because of damage???
Im asking because next week I am going into my first appointment with my fertility specialist to see if this is am option for me because I only have one fallopian tube and the one I still have I had an extopic pregnancy because of PCOS.
I was just wondering what the requirements are in order to have the surgery?. Do you have to be a specific weight? what should I expect if she says its okay to do the surgery??? please advise Thank YOu
Im asking because next week I am going into my first appointment with my fertility specialist to see if this is am option for me because I only have one fallopian tube and the one I still have I had an extopic pregnancy because of PCOS.
I was just wondering what the requirements are in order to have the surgery?. Do you have to be a specific weight? what should I expect if she says its okay to do the surgery??? please advise Thank YOu
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Re: surgery to clear fallopian tubes???
The first problem is a need for insurance reform in that "managed care programs are based on 'cookbook medicine.' If the doctor does not manage patients within the context of the computerized protocols that are housed within the insurance industry (to which physicians have no access), the patient or the doctor is penalized."
"To improve fertility, endometriosis must be removed so that the inflamatory toxins can be removed, thereby improving fertility. An effective surgical treatment must consistently and reproducibly eradicate the disease. An extensive meta-analysis has shown convincingly the superiority of surgical treatment for the treatment of endometriosis-related infetility."
"For many years it was the common belief that endometriosis was not associated with PCOD. This was thought to be the case because these women had very long and irregular cycles and their pelvic tissues were under-stimulated by the ovarian hormones. With this as a rationale, it was thought that endometriosis, which is a hormonally-dependent tissue, would not normally be observed."
"It has now been shown, however, that endometriosis does co-exist at an increased incidence in patients with PCOD who also have infertility. In our own population of patients, we have found an incidence of endometriosis in patients with PCOD of 50.9 percent"
-- The NaPro Technology Revolution: Unleashing the Power in a Woman's Cycle by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD
i had two very damaged tubes and was told the same thing. I have heard that the success rate is very low with this. I ended up just having both of them removed and IVF is my only option.
~Lauren~
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After 2+ years, 3 losses, 3 surgeries, 2 IVFs and 1 FET our little girl is here.
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The NaPro TECHNOLOGY Revolution: Unleashing the Power in a Woman's Cycle. by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD