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question from 2IF: ovarian drilling

SB524SB524 member
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Hi Ladies,

I hope you don't mind me popping on to ask some advice from you wise & blessed ones. 

I have extremely bad PCOS .. my ovaries are enlarged & full of cysts. The diuretic I was taking to help isn't helping anymore. Basically my only options are BCP for 6-12 months to try to reduce the cysts, or ovarian drilling which will supposedly be an immediate fix. My Dr is confident that the drilling + Femara will be very successful for me. As much as I love & trust him, the thought of it still makes me a lil uneasy. I was wondering if any of you had this procedure done and if you could shed some light on your personal experience?
TIA!

7/09 miracle DD born
3/11 DX: lean PCOS/anovulatory
9/11 ovarian drilling to remove cysts + 5mg Femara = BFN
10/11 5 mg Femara again = BFP, ectopic pregnancy at 5w4d
11/11 diagnosed with breast cancer
12/11 bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
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Re: question from 2IF: ovarian drilling

  • JennPierogJennPierog member
    I'm sure you don't want to wait longer to get pregnant they you already have but I would do 6mths of BCP. Ovarian drilling is old school and can cause damage over time. On the flip side I have heard of people "o"ing but it's not permenent. I did BCP before my inject cycle to down regulate my PCOS and it helped. Good luck





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  • WhiteGardenWhiteGarden

    I have really bad PCOS too and my doctors almost did ovarian drilling for me.  However, in my situation, I was scheduled for a laparascopy due to endo anyway, and so they were going to do ovariam drilling at the same time.  Their main criteria seemed to be the multiple ultrasounds that showed my crazy huge ovaries, and also they did an AMH count too, which drove the decision.

     Now, that being said, I never had the surgery because I found out I was pregnant as a result of my pre-op.   But one thing I remember the RE saying is that they would not go in to do ovarian drilling just to do the drilling.  I had asked that if I didn't have it done during the lap, would they ever go in and do it in the future, and the answer was a clear NO -- they did not consider it worth the risk to do a procedure for ovarian drilling alone.  At least in my case.

    I don't know if this helps your decision or not, as everyone is different.  But at minimum, I would encourage you to get your AMH levels checked if you haven't already. If they aren't significantly elevated, you may want to talk to the RE more about it.

    On a TTC journey since March 2010 that is making me more appreciative of life and love. 7/20 -- Surprise phone call from RE after lap pre-op appt-- BFP! 8/5 -- Ultrasound #1 8/12 -- Ultrasound #2 Pregnancy Ticker My Imperfect Pursuit of Gardening
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