ENDO Messages for May, 2006: Re: Infertility... what would you do?

Re: Infertility... what would you do?

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From: holly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 31 16:47:09 2006

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At Wed, 31 May 2006, Sara wrote: >

i would want the endometriomas off the ovaries before doing anymore IUIs. just because they might keep you from ovulating. are you having sonograms mid-cycle to look at the size of your follicles? progesterone tests 8 days after ovulation and even an ultrasound then to see if the follicles released eggs? if the bloodwork and ultrasounds show ovulation, then perhaps surgery isn't necessary. but if they're interfering, then i'd want to have them removed. or if you can afford it, and if you can handle the extra fertility drugs and extra monitoring, check into IVF.

this is just my opinion. so take it for what it's worth.

~holly

>Hi! I'm new here, but I definitely need to visit more often. I have
>been dealing with endometriosis since I started menstruating at 13. I
>was diagnosed about four years ago when I had my first laparoscopy after
>dealing with infertility. A year and a half and two more laps later I
>became pg with my son (on IUI #3) who will be two in August. I've been
>ttc #2 and recently found out that I have three small endometriomas on
>my ovaries. So obviously the endo is returning (I was fairly clear of
>endo at my third lap and have been pain free since having my son). My
>question is... even though none of the endometriomas are large enough
>for my doctor to warrant surgery (all around 1 cm), I wonder what you
>would do. I have three paid IUIs remaining through my insurance
>company. I would really like to make the most of them. But I'm not
>having any pain and hesitate to undergo unneccesary surgery. So, having
>dealt with endo and being removed from my situation, what do you think?
>Is my doctor a quack and he should be recommending a lap before any
>infertility treatments? Or is he dead on and I shouldn't do a lap until
>the endo gets obviously worse?
>
>Thanks in advance for your opinions!
>
>--
>Sara
>

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