ENDO Messages for May, 2005: Re: pregnancy and endo

Re: pregnancy and endo

From: nadia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 31 19:48:57 2005

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Dear Mel,

My mother wad diagnosed with Endometriosis, as well as ovarian cysts, myomas, and I believe a benign tumor when she was just a teenager. Her doctors at the time told her it was unlikely she could get pregnant, and what was best to cure her pain was a hysterectomy. They gave her less than a 10 percent chance of being able to get pregnant.

My mother and grandmother though did not lose faith. Their constant prayers were answered, my mother became pregnant with me, two years after her marriage to my father. The pregnancy was a hard one. She was bedridden for 7 out of the 9 months she carried me. But my birth showed that despite her many doctors' diagnosis, my mother did get pregnant. After me, she had my sister two years later.

One of my aunts had most of her ovaries removed because of endometriosis and other ailments plaguing her system down there, but she was able to conceive my cousin with what was left of her ovaries.

Because of her situation, my mother always tells me that nothing is ever impossible. And even if the doctors say it is impossible, if nature says you will be pregnant, then it'll happen.

But do what YOU think is best for you. If you still have hope and want to try your best to conceive, then don't have the hysterectomy. But if you don't want to continue on with the pain, then maybe having the hysterectomy will be best for you.

I hope my post here has helped a little bit. And I pray things go well for you...

At Mon, 30 May 2005, mel wrote: >
>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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