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Re: pcos and ovarian drillingFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netMon, 23 Jun 2003 22:38:40 +0000
Anonymous posted and said she wanted to get more information about ovarian drilling. Here is an excellent article about ovarian drilling and the success and risks that are found with that procedure. http://www.inciid.org/fertinews/drilling.html I had ovarian drilling done in September of 1994. Six weeks later I was back in the hospital having my bowel "unstuck" from my ovaries because adhesions had formed. Two weeks after THAT, I had my first non-induced period in three or four years. Two months after THAT, I got pregnant with the help of Clomid with my second (and last) child. Ever since I had the drilling done, my period have been regular. Doctors put you out via general anesthesia, then cut three very tiny holes in your abdomen. They raise your stomach up with gas to clear the viewing field, then take a laser via the "scope" and zap your ovaries with a laser. In effect, they 'bruise' your ovaries. The risks are: the usual risks of general anesthesia, and scarring and adhesions on your ovaries and in your abdomen. If you have not tried Metformin yet, you may want to give that a try before you go on to this. Metformin therapy for PCOS ladies was not available back in 1994, or at least my dr. was not willing to put me on it. I have now beenon Metformin for 6 months, and I am ovulating pretty regularly. (How ironic is it that now that I'm 43 and have had my tubes tied, I'm ovulating and am more "fertile" than I've ever been in my life?) I had personal constraints against taking any sort of injectible fertility drugs, so that was not an option for me. So the ovarian drilling was literally the only chance I felt I had for a second child, which I desperately wanted. I was lucky, and it worked. I would not recommend this as anything other than a last-ditch effort for a biological child. However, the article outlines that this is a very successful way to get pregnant (I belive 95% of the women who had this done conceived in 2 years, which is astounding). I would highly recommend that you make sure your dr. uses an insulated needle. Recovery time: You will need about 4 to 6 days on Percocet or something similar, maybe more. It hurt more than I thought it would, but that may be because of the adhesions I had. Best wishes!! Donna in Utah
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