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Re: pregnancy and endo
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon May 30 23:45:11 2005
im only 19 years old, have had endo since about 14 probably they just
diagnosed it this past year tho, i had 2 surgeries for ovarian cyst, it
wasnt till the second one they discovered it was endo, so no i never
have had the endo fully removed
At Mon, 30 May 2005, AmyRD wrote:
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>At Mon, 30 May 2005, mel wrote:
>I have stage 4 endo. Was diagnosed 5 yrs ago but I suspect I had it
>since about 12 or 13 yrs old. (was misdiagnosed for yrs). Well it took
>me 5 yrs to get pregnant but I did In vitro fertilization and now have a
>2 month old son. don't listen you your dr. Some women with endo get
>pregnant easily...others have to go through fertility treatments like
>me...but in the end you need to know it very possible.
>
>Next, having a hysterectomy does not mean your endo will be gone. A lot
>of women you have had them have their endo return. Especially if taking
>HRT which contains estrogen and causes endo to return. I don't know how
>young you are but have a hysterectomy as a last resort. Have you had a
>lap to clean out endo? This usually relieves pain from anywhere from 6
>months to a couple years.
>
>Good luck to you.
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>>hi i have been having unprotected sex for 3 years now with my b/f anf we
>>always just thought we were lucky to have not gotten pregnant because we
>>are still fairl young, but then i was diagnosed with endo last year and
>>have already had 2 surgeries for ovarian cyst, my doctors says its not
>>likely that i will ever be able to conceive. Im very scared because i
>>have always dreamed of having children of my own and want to be able to
>>more then anything. Can anyone tell me if it really will be impossibel
>>for me to have children or is there anything else i can do, my doctor
>>suggested that a hysterctomy was my best option, as far as realiving the
>>pain. Just wondering if anyone had any experiences were they were told
>>they could never have children but did. Something to give me some hope.
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