Re: Endo and trying to conceive

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At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Joy wrote: >
>I went through the same dillemma a couple of years ago after I was told I
>had endo. We had been trying for 3 years!!!! I was mortified to think that
>I might have to shut my ovaries down for 6 months and go into menopause. I
>was 26 at the time. Well, during my wrestling with this decision FIVE
>months later---I got pregnant. Never went on the shot. In fact had mild
>endo that was not removed, so I was feeling pretty hopeless at the time.
>Had I been on the shot I wouldn't have gotten pregnant when I did. I think
>what may have happened is the dye may have cleared up any blockages that I
>might have had. I read that somewhere on the internet. If I were you, I
>would wait about 6 more months. Give the fact that you had endo removed and
>the dye through your tubes a chance. If that doesn't work then go for the
>shot. I hope this helps during this wrestling you are going through.
>Sincerely,
>Joy
>
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>>I'm 27 and had a laparascopy last week after trying to conceive for a
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>>year and having dull pain in my lower left abdoment a week after
>>ovulating for the last 4 mos. The doctor found moderate endometriosis.
>>I haven't spoke with him yet, I'm meeting w/ him later this week. But
>>he briefly filled in my husband while I was in recovery. They were able
>>to remove all of the endometriosis (they could see) and mentioned
>>possibly needing to take shots for 6 mos. I have been reading posts
>>about taking shots for endo and some of them sound pretty scary. What
>>is the normal type of shot prescribed for moderate endo?
>>I've read that a lot of these shots stop you from ovulating, but have
>>also read that pregnancy is good for endo. Should I really be trying to
>>get pregnant right away first rather than go on the shots if they're
>>going to prevent me from ovulating? I'm going crazy here until the doc
>>appt. Can you shed some light on these questions for me?
>>Thank you!
>>

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