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Secondary IF
Endo questions....
I guess one of the things I have a hard time with is if I have endo that needs lap, how on earth did I get pregnant the first time if it is so bad? And why bother doing the surgery when the endo and endometrioma will just grow back. The only symptom I have is the endometrioma on the ovary that I have had since I got pregnant with DD.
I guess I just have a hard time wrapping my heard around that and putting myself through the missery of surgery, when it *might* not even be the problem?
Thought maybe those with endo could give me some insight.
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Re: Endo questions....
They thought my sister might have endo, and did a lap on her. All they found was a large cyst that they drained. However, after that she was able to get pregnant without any problems.
Before the surgery she had such painful sex that they would not have been able to conceive easily, because it was most painful around o time. So even if you don't have endo, they may be able to fix whatever it is that is keeping you from getting KU. It might be worth the aggravation of the surgery.
TTC #2 since 6/2010
10/2012 DH diagnosed with Epilepsy
A few failed IUIs summer 2012 and 2013.
DH taking clomid and waiting to see if he needs another vericocele repair.
Hoping for a 2015 baby or babies.
Wishing, hoping, waiting.
I had what my doc thought was a tubal cyst, about 4 months into TTC #2. He wanted it out, as it was on the bigger side. I was hesitant, I didn't have any symptoms of anything, and I couldn't even feel the cyst. I went ahead with it, thinking if it's what my doc recommended then that's what I should do.
I'm SO glad I did. I ended up having stage III endo, adhesions (my left ovary and tube was adhered to my pelvic wall and it wasn't functioning) and the cyst turned out to be a tumor. I also had an endometrioma on my right ovary.
Not having any endo symptoms, we were all shocked. I ended up getting pg the cycle before the surgery, but miscarried early, most likely because of the endo.
If your endo is severe (and it's at least stageIII if you have an endometrioma) there's really only a 2-5% chance of conceiving naturally. Endo is inflammation, and it releases toxins into the pelvic area and eggs, sperm, and embryos have a very hard time surviving in it.
I got pg no problems with my son, and the only things my doc can come up with is that it must not have been that bad yet.
My doc gave me the 2-5% statistics, but after getting cleaned out my chances go back up into the 20% range. It will grow back, so we're going to be super proactive once my surgery is over. I don't have any issues ovulating on my own, but we'll up my meds, possible IUI and trigger with multiple follies to give me the best chance of conceiving within 6 months of my surgery.
I am new to the message boards but I wanted to let you know our experience. My wifewas advised by our RE to undergo a lap for endo and a hysperoscopy for scar tissue found on the saline sone prior to an ivf cycle. The doctor recommended the endo but did say it might not nec solve the problem. My wife was very hesistant but we went ahead and did the procedure. HE found very bad endo and cleaned it up with laser. After a week my wife went to the ER with bladder spasms she described as "worse pain in my life". The bladder scan found a hole in her bladder and she needed emergency exploratory laparotomy to repair it. The recovery was over 2 months before we could do IVF again and now she has a nasty scar. SHe keeps saying to me she knows she should never had agreed to the Laparoscopy part. I know that this complication is very rare but please keep in mind it is surgery that may not be necessary. We switched REs and the new RE says he never does laparoscopies for endo he just does ivf and get pts pregnant....
This is exactly why I don't want the surgery! I know complications are rare but they DO happen. Problem is we won't move on to IVF, we don't have insurance coverage for that, only IUI and don't want to spend that kind of money at this point.