Re: Missing Ovary?
From: E. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jul 27 23:25:30 2009
Yes, it has happened. An ovary can be attached to the womb (uterus) by
adhesions or endometriosis. It is possible your ovary just is not
visible by ultrasound, and it could have attached itself to the back of
the uterus. It could be that your gyn just doesn't recognize that the
ovary is enveloped by the uterine tissue, and he's just saying that 'you
were born with one ovary'. Have you seen any other doctors about this?
An endo expert would probably recognize whether the ovary was enveloped
by the uterus. In any case, I would want a doctor to go in again and
examine the area visually, maybe take biopsies of that area just to be
sure.
At Mon, 27 Jul 2009, nicola wrote:
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>I had my first child in 1999 and spent most of my pregnancy in hospital
>with abdominal pains that the doctors said was down to an ovarian cyst
>the size of an orange, but six wks after i gave birth i went back to the
>hospital for an ultrasound and there was no sign of this cyst .i then
>went on to have my second child 2 yrs later and not long after giving
>birth the abdominal pains started again but my periods stopped at the
>same time
arly 2 yrs .After repeatedly going
>to the doctor i was referred to hospital where i was given more tests
>and scans and was told nothing was amiss and my OVARIES were working
>properly so i was then diagnosed as having pcos .
>i then went on to have my third child in 2008 with a reasonably problem
>free pregnancy. my partner and i decided we didnt want any more
>children after the third so i decided to be sterilised.
>I went in for my operation on the 4th of december 2008 which was
>supposed to be routine but got woken up out of the anesthetic by the
>surgeon who went on to inform me that i had been sterilised but there
>had bn a complication. he could
>
>missing. I was then asked if i could have had an operation to have it
>removed and forgotten about it but i was certain i hadnt as the
>sterilisation was the first operation id ever had the surgeon then told
>me that there was some tissue attached to my womb that COULD be my
>missing ovarie and they would do further tests.
>its now 7 mnths later and ive had no further tests done .I have seen the
>surgeon who did my operation and asked him for some answers but was told
>that hed had a LOOK at some PICTURES taken during the operation and
>there was nothing to worry about and that i could have been born with 1
>ovarie and that it wouldnt necessarilly have been picked up on the
>numerous ultrasounds that ive had done since i was a child including
>internal ones .
>I was not happy with this explanation and asked at my gps surgery to
>have a look at my medical file myself, as i sat with the practice
>manager going through my file several letters from the hospital to my
>doctor were found stating that both my ovaries were fine and that id had
>a history of ovarian cysts on both my left ovarie and my right so i
>couldnt understand why all of a sudden my right ovarie was missing .
>I am still not happy with the answers i have recieved and am
>contemplating getting some legal advice because to my knowledge ovaries
>just dont dissappear there has to be a medical explan
would like to know how an ovarie can just dissappear OR end up
>attached to a womb.
>i would also like to know if the abdo pain is linked to this because
>some days its an effort just to stand up staight never mind look after 3
>kids
>
>At Mon, 6 May 2002, Elise wrote:
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>>I have tried searching to see if others have had a similar experience,
>>but I can't seem to find anything.
>>
>>I just had my second laparoscopy for endo last Friday. The prior one
>>was done over ten years ago and I have had two pregnancies in between
>>both via IVF with very good quality eggs being harvested from BOTH
>>ovaries
>>
>>We knew going in that I had a maj
>
>nd
>>that the same ovary has had a history of endometrioma as far back as the
>>very first lap over ten years ago. My RIGHT ovary, according to the
>>sono had a fluid-filled cyst, but appeared OK otherwise.
>>
>>When the doctor did the lap, however, my RIGHT ovary was nowhere to be
>>found. It had shown up on sono just the previous week, but now it is
>>NOT THERE.
>>I want to know where my missing ovary could possibly be??? The doctor
>>wondered if I had it removed previously and just forgot. I am certain I
>>have not had it removed.
>>
>>Also, I have been having a series of random, severe abdominal pain
>>attacks (similar to the pain of appendicitis) since 6 weeks post partum
>>following my c-section 20 months ago. All 3 of my other children were
>>vaginal with no complications. These attacks have sent me to the ER
>>multiple times only to have all tests done and no diagnosis. I have
>>even seen a specialist who checked out my bowel and found no problems.
>>After 3-5 hours, the pain usually subsides and I am fine until the next
>>attack.
>>
>>Question: Could my strange, undiagnosed intermittent pain attacks be
>>caused by my "missing" ovary being stuck with adhesions in some unusual
>>place/position?
>>
>>Alternate question: Could me ovary be really be completely GONE? How
>>could this happen if it was never surgically removed?
>>I am a 27 year old girl who was diagn
five years ago after having stomach problems since i was a child , i had had numerous tests and scans done and it wasnt until i was 22 that the doctors made up their mind that it was pcos i was suffering from .
>since i was a child i have suffered from severe unexplained abdominable
>pains but in my late teens they settled down so i didnt think any more
>of it .
>>
>>--
>>Elise in Texas
>>
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