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Re: endo questions From: anonymous@obgyn.net Thu Apr 14 15:52:48 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Michele: "Re: question" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: Fear of the unknown - regarding ovarian cyst" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "endo questions" At Wed, 13 Apr 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >Hi to everyone, I'm new to the board. I recently went to go checked for >irregular periods that i have been having. they have lasted as long as >a month and have had some heavy bleeding. Had a pap and everything is >fine and normal. had an ultrasound everything is fine and normal. the >doc said i might have endometriosis but couldn't know for sure with out >doing a laproscopy procedure. i was wondering if they was a another way >of finding out without resulting to surgery. i'm scared, i have never >had any kind of surgery before. so if anyone knows anything or can >suggest another way about dealing with this, i would be so grateful. >thank you to anyone who responds. > >dyan Dear Dyan There isnt any other way of confirming endo unless they do a laproscopy. There a few things like a CA-125 blood test they could do that can give them a hint as to whether or not you may have endo, the CA-125 measures cancer antigenes that endo produces. What would make the doctor say that you may have endo? Do you have painful menstrual cycles, pain during intercourse, back pain, anything like this. Its good to hear your doctor is addressing this issue with you because a lot of doctors think women don't have a serious problem when they are having menstrual pain. My OLD DOCTOR told me I was too young to have endo and it turns out at 19 I have stage 4 endo which is the most severe. He didnt listen to my problems and it all could have been stopped before it got this bad. Make sure he runs a few more test before you have surgery. Its not a major surgery in generally it takes about an hour and once the anesthesia wears off you go home. -- Dia Next message: Michele: "Re: question" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: Fear of the unknown - regarding ovarian cyst" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "endo questions"

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