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Re: Another question from me....and you can tell me if you think I'm crazy;)From: wanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun Mar 4 09:17:55 2001
Debbie, Pregnancy doesn't not guarantee that the Endo is not going to act up. And it is not a cure, so to speak. The body decreases the amount of estrogen that it produces when fertilization has taken place and Estrogen is what keeps Endo "alive" (so to speak). I have read and heard that many woman try to get pregnant because that is what the Dr suggests. And after they have the child...they are still in pain. Granted each pregnancy and Endo case is different!! Just like a hyst is not a "cure" or guarantee that the Endo will not return!! I hope this helps Pain Free Wishes and Hugs Wanda -----Original Message----- From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net Behalf Of Debbie Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 9:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO Subject: Another question from me....and you can tell me if you think I'm crazy;) Hello again everyone....I'm back with another question, and this one might be a little strange, so I won't be offended by anyone if they think I sound a little off my rocker. I'm just hoping to get some honest feedback. I'll start by giving some background information so that you can try to understand the whole scenario I'm dealing with right now.....I'm a 32 (almost 33) year old mother of 3 kids, and 6 years ago after the birth of my 3rd child I had my tubes tied. In the past several months, my husband and I were both experiencing a very strong feeling that we may want to take steps to try and have another baby. During that time I began experiencing worse than usual pain with menstruation and ovulation, eventually turning into chronic daily pain....among other symptoms typical of endometriosis. After several visits to the ob/gyn, as well as an ultrasound, my doctor strongly suspects that I do in fact have endo....my right ovary is also enlarged and has some kind of mass in the middle of it which could be either a cyst or endrometrioma. My doctor scheduled me for lap surgery at the end of this month to confirm the endometriosis, and she explained to me that if the mass in my right ovary has not significantly diminished or disappeared by then that there is a good chance they will have to remove my right ovary and tube. Now for my question....In my reading on the subject of endo, it seems that many doctors encourage pregnancy as a way to treat endometriosis, or to prevent the recurrence of it after surgery. Would it be crazy of me to consult with my doctor about possibly having my tubal reversed.....either just on the left side if the right ovary and tube have to be removed, or on both sides if I happen to get lucky and they don't? I'm wondering if it's the kind of thing that could be incorporated into the lap surgery I already have scheduled....and I'm also wondering if pregnancy DOES help to reduce the risk of recurrence, or if I'd only be adding to my troubles by having my tubes "untied"? Any input would help....I'm still new to this whole thing and other than the fact that I'm in daily pain and haven't felt right for quite some time, I don't know much else.
-- Debbie
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