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Re: BCP question if no painFrom: linda (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Feb 26 13:03:00 2004
At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Dawn wrote: > >Hi. I am amazed to find this site. I had no idea that there were so >many people out there with endometriosis. I had a laparoscopy and was >diagnosed with endo 9 years ago. I have been on birth control pills >ever since but went off of them 6 months ago. I really don't want to be >on them anymore due to side effects of depression and anxiety. I am >concerned that the endo is coming back because I am not on the BCPs, but >I don't have any pain except the occasional gastrointenstinal problems. >My question is - am I risking re-growth of the endo by not being on the >pill, or does the pill really just deal with the symptoms? I am >terrified that I will become infertile, and I desperately want kids. >Unfortunately, I have not met a man to have them with yet. Any advice >would be appreciated. Thanks.
-- Hi Dawn. You're right. Bcps only deal with the symptoms of endo, going off them does not cause regrowth. I've been on bcps for 15 yrs and during that time have had 4 laps to remove endo. Infertility is caused by the amount of scarring you have and that can occur sometimes if you go a long time before being diagnosed. However, everyone is different and some people don't have much scarring at all. Your best bet is to ask the dr who did your last lap abount the amount of scarring he found. Linda
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