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Re: Endometriosis/ Infertility/ and a Third Laparoscopy...

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Mar 28 07:21:09 2009


At Wed, 25 Mar 2009, anonymous wrote: >
>Don't you get tired of giving people a hard time?
>
>At Wed, 25 Mar 2009, E. wrote:
>>
>>Well, the Oxford Medical Journal says different.
>>http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/20/8/2309
>>It can adversely affect fertility.
>>
>>At Wed, 25 Mar 2009, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>Dr Redwine states on his site that it has never been proven that adeno
>>>affects fertility.
>>>
>>>At Tue, 24 Mar 2009, E. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Have you asked the endo specialists at the CEC why they think your
>>>>endo has recurred? And what they think of redoing the IUI?
>>>>
>>>>If IUI has failed twice already, why not try IVF instead? Maybe there's
>>>>a higher probability of you getting pg with that.
>>>>
>>>>Further surgeries can lead to more adhesions, and this could be a
>>>>problem.
>>>>But if the problem is mainly your uterus, then getting pregnant might
>>>>not really happen (if you have adeno or something).
>>>>
>>>>If it were me, I would have the third surgery, but only if I were going
>>>>for
>>>>IVF instead of IUI, being that IUI failed two times already.
>>>>You never know, the third time could be the charm!
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 23 Mar 2009, Tara wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hello everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>>I would like to start by thanking anyone who takes the time to read this
>>>>>and lend some advice...I'm just having a hard time making some decisions
>>>>>right now and I really dont know anyone in the same "boat" as me so to
>>>>>speak...to give a brief history...
>>>>>
>>>>>I have minimal endo... but lots of pain. I have had 2 laparoscopy's.
>>>>>After both my pain returned within 6 months or so.
>>>>>
>>>>>My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 3 years now. We have
>>>>>had no luck. We have done three rounds of IUI all of which have been
>>>>>unsucessful. But the IUIs were started a year after the last lap... I
>>>>>know that you see best results within the first year... so we were kind
>>>>>of out of that frame...
>>>>>
>>>>>Recently I began to see a new reproductive specialist who is
>>>>>recommending a third laparoscopy prior to doing another set of IUI to
>>>>>ensure all endo is cleared out and therefor giving best results.
>>>>>
>>>>>Each time I do a lap I feel there is more and more adhesions... by
>>>>>doing a third lap do you think I am causing more harm than good? I am
>>>>>such an emotional wreck these days with the pain of trying to get
>>>>>pregnant and month after month having no luck. The depression its
>>>>>caused is unbareable...and now I am just having a rough time deciding if
>>>>>its worth another lap...
>>>>>
>>>>>Any advice you all have would be appreciated more than words can tell
>>>>>you. Thank you so much in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tara



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