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Re: Can a woman get endometriosis without any ovaries?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri Dec 22 23:04:06 2006
The first GYN I consulted mainly worked on infertility and he told me
that 60% of the women he did laps on had endo and no symptoms except
infertility or subfertility. It seems to be an open question why some
of us get serious pain from endo while other women have the glands and
stroma but no pain (no inflamatory reaction?) If anyone has more info on
this, I'd be very interested (there's a hypothsis in the Endo Assn's
recent book that it might be linked to yeast).
Jenn
At Fri, 22 Dec 2006, D wrote:
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>It could happen, endo doesn't need the estrogen from ovaries (or other
>outside sources of estrogen) to grow. But then again, a real diagnosis
>requires that the tissue be biopsied, and it doesn't sound like that was
>done? Were any photos or a video taken of the surgery?
>
>In any case, in my opinion if it isn't bothering you I don't think you
>need to worry about it. Endo of all stages can be found in women who
>never have any symptoms - if you aren't in pain and you aren't infertile
>from the endo you can count yourself lucky and forget about it!
>
>At Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Carla wrote:
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>>Three years ago I had a hysterectomy. I have never been diagnosed with
>>endometriosis in my life, yet 6 weeks ago when I had a supposed minor
>>surgical procedure unrelated to my reproductive organs, my general
>>surgeon stated that I have endometriosis all over the inside of my
>>abdomen. When I told my gyno of 17 years, he was shocked stating that I
>>have never had it and he doubted that was true. I do not have symptoms
>>and do not have any ovaries. What is the possibility of me really
>>having endo?
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