PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: Skipped question????? Chances of ever getting pregnant

Re: Skipped question????? Chances of ever getting pregnant

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:50:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Michelle wrote: >
>I have been trying to get pregnant for over a year now and planning to
>see a specialist soon. I think I ovulate regularly and I am on a 28 day
>cycle. WHen I was 2 years old (over 26 years ago), my appendix burst
>and I had an appendectomy and exploratory surgery. I also had
>peritonitis and many abscesses and hernias. My parents were told that I
>had a 95% of being sterile. I am unsure of why they said this to them.
>I know that the scar tissue could occlude my tubes, which could be
>corrected, but could the peritonitis or any medication I took have
>harmed my eggs? I work in a medical facility and have had "informal"
>ultrasounds done to see when I ovulate and I do get a follicular cyst
>every month. I have stopped doing that though due to the frustration of
>still not getting pregnant. The only surgery I ever had was when I was
>2. My medical records are not available from childhood, so I am unsure
>of their reasoning for saying I would most likely be unable to have
>children. Could it really be true that I could be sterile from
>medications or the peritonitis? Thanks for your time.

Michelle

The problem is the peritonitis and the scar tissue it forms. That is the concern. It can only be seen with a laparoscope.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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