Anyone have success with endometriosis and pregnancy?

teridanielle · September 2012

Hi All! I'm new to the site. I'm hoping by joining I can find success stories from women that have had success conceiving with endometriosis. I've researched exhaustively and have been disappointed with the stories I'm seeing.

I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Endo two weeks ago through a lap. My doc said he removed everything he could see. My husband and I hadn't been trying for a long time, but I suffered from severe cramps and pain during my menstrual cycle as well as increased pain during intercourse. I was positive I have had endo since I was in my teens. Wish I would have taken action sooner. I feel lucky though since the physician who performed my laparascopy was also a fertility doctor so I had multiple additional procedures performed during the excision of the endometriosis. I had an HSG, a D&C, hysterscopy, KTP lap, bilateral uterine suspension, as well as two chromotubations on each tube to clear my fallopian tubes. Lastly, I had both of my ovaries drilled and drained after he vaporized the endo off my each one. That was done in hopes of allowing my eggs to be freely released to my tubes during ovulation. I have been put on birth control for the next two months to rehabilitate my uterus. I pray for a pregnancy within six months of getting off the BC.

If no pregnancy results we are thinking of going straight to IVF. Does anyone know or have suggestions on what the best course for us to take is at this time/?? I'd love to hear peoples stories and their journey with the disease. BTW I'm 29 so I'm hoping I still have a good ovarian reserve.

toomanycats1 · September 2012

I was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 19. I took BCP to help manage it for 6 years and then had a laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, d&c in early 2006. The OBGYN said that I should see him if I decided to start TTC because it would probably be difficult for me.

Well we got married in September 2006 and I stressed alot about what the OB had said, so I decided to go off the pill one month prior to the wedding so we could start trying since it "might take a long time". (I just stopped taking the pill... no temperature charting or checking CM).......

I got pregnant that cycle and was pregnant on my wedding day. No drinking in Hawaii for me

So I really wouldn't panic about things and worry until you've been trying for some time with no luck. I'm just now trying for my second and it's been 3 cycles now with no luck, but I'm not concerned just yet. It's possible I might need surgery again to clean things out, but I'm going to try for a few months more first.

Also, you might be interested to hear that pregnancy completely got rid of my endometriosis pain, and I was able to enjoy 9 months free from endometriosis pain! It does come back right away though, so you'll want to get BCPs or an IUD as soon as you can to manage it.

Good luck!!!

SarahBBowers · September 2012

I am 30, also with endo, and I conceived the 2nd cycle after we started trying. We didnt chart or do anything else special. I just stopped taking birth control at the end of Marc. Got my BFP at the beginning of May!

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