Re: advice needed: endometrioma-laparascopy-partial removal of both ovaries
From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 4 14:38:32 2001
Hi Deirdre:
My sister had a tubal pregnancy and ovarian cysts at the same time, with
one ovary being totally removed because of so much damage, and the other
being partially removed because of another cyst.
>From what I understand, the remaining part of your ovary(ies) will act
just as they normally would do, there would just be less of them. And
my sister has two beautiful children 11 and 13, so you can become
pregnant with only part of an ovary.
I hope this helps you a little..best of luck to you at your surgery in a
month, if that is what you do,
--
Marcia
At Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Deirdre wrote:
>
>Hello
>
>Out of curiosity, I’ve been following few forums for quite some time.
>Unfortunately I am following them now out of the need. I would
>appreciate any advice you could give (both medical advice and first-hand
>experience).
>
>Here is my story.
>I am 27 yrs old and had irregular periods since I got my first period,
>was diagnosed with PCO and all the doctors I was seeing suggested we
>should wait until I decide to become pregnant. Last couple of months
>the condition became worse, I missed my period for 65 days. My family
>doctor sent me to ultrasound and made the appointment with a really good
>OB-GYN. The first ultrasound reported abnormally large ovaries (left
>63mm. Right 56mm), both with multiple blood filled cysts. The
>radiologist suspected bilateral endometrioma. The radiologist asked for
>a follow-up exam after 4-6 weeks. I got my period in the meantime, went
>to another ultrasound in 5 weeks and the report was exactly the same (no
>changes whatsoever).
>
>I went to see the OB-GYN yesterday and he wants to do a laparascopy in a
>month, to see whether the radiologist was right, and nevertheless remove
>1/3-1/2 of each ovary. I am fine with the idea of laparascopy, although
>I am scared, but the idea of removing a part of each ovary scares me.
>OB-GYN’s explanation is that the ovaries are too big and none of the
>medications in the future (either for the subsequent treatment of
>endometryosis or as a treatment for achieving pregnancy, which I want
>very badly) would be efficient on such a big ovary, and that their size
>(as it is now) is too big. The ultrasound showed nothing about the
>tubes and he wants to see what is their status. However, he did not
>mention anything about removing the tubes or entire ovary(ies).
>
>What I really want to Know is what happens with the ovaries once their
>part is removed. Do they recover and somehow resume their regular
>function? And what are the general impacts of this procedure.
>
>I am really scared. Thanks a lot for all advice.
>
>--
>Deirdre
>
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