PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Awaiting ovarian drilling

Re: Awaiting ovarian drilling

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:53:40 -0600 (CST)

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Tera is correct in her post.

There is always scarring after this surgery. The only thing that is a question is the amount. You may be lucky and only have a little but you may have bad scar tissue and have pain from where your ovaries stick to your abdominal cavity.

If you have PCOS, you may need to have a higher level of Glucophage. The combination of Clomid and Glucphage has been very successful in research trials.

There are a number of different forms of treatment that may help. If you have PCOS, you need treatment for that. If you get it under control, it may help you get pregnant but it will certainly give you a chance to avoid the problems that are associated with PCOS like diabetes, heart disease and endometrial cancer. If you mom has PCOS, she needs to be treated as well, even if she is post-menapausal. PCO is different from PCOS. Many women have poly-cystic ovaries and have few if any problems. PCOS is a syndrome in which you do not have to have cysts on the ovaries. This is because the name was determined before researchers found out that it really had nothing to do with the ovaries. The cysts we have are merely a symptom of the real problem. If you need more information, you may find the answers at http://www.pcosupport.org

At Tue, 5 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>Hi,
>I have had irregular periods for as long as I can remember which over
>time have become absent (am now 29)
>Having stepped up the dosage of clomid to the maximum over 6 cycles
>(along with metformin) i still failed to ovulate. My ultrasound showed
>slight follicle development but nothing significant.
>I then tried one cycle of menogon (injectibles) which also failed to
>stimulate my ovaries. The ultrasound showed many follicles, all of
>which were <10mm.
>My mother had PCO and my doc has told me that I display several
>characteristics of it.
>I feel very dis-heartened as menogon is apparently a very powerful drug
>which succeeds to induce ovulation in about 80-90% of patients.
>My doctor has suggested laporoscopic ovarian drilling followed by a
>second cycle of injectibles as apparently the ovaries are more
>responsive to the drugs after drilling.
>Opinions on this procedure seem to differ, some with very good results
>and some with bad, including scarring, adhesions etc.
>Can anyone offer any advice please, as other than egg donation I feel
>that this is my only option.
>
>Thank you!
>Paula

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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