Re: i'm pregnant, have mild dysplasia, precancerous cells, and wonder if i can conceive again

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At Thu, 24 Jul 2003, dawn wrote: >
>Dear Rachael,
>
>I'm not a doc, but I do have a problem w/ recurrent cervical dysplasia.
>Whatever treatment your ob/gyn chooses to deal with the cells -- either
>freezing, or laser, or LEEP (where they cut away the abnormal cells) --
>as long as it's done correctly, there should be no real impact on your
>fertility. I had a LEEP (which is the most invasive of the procedures),
>and I'm now 32 wks pregnant. I checked out the fertility issues
>extensively before I had anything done for the cervical problems, and
>there is no real cause for concern. If you are considering putting up
>the baby for adoption and feel like it's the best decision for you now,
>then you shouldn't let this stand in your way.
>
>Good luck with everything,
>dawn
>
>At Thu, 24 Jul 2003, rachael wrote:
>>
>>i am seven months pregnant. at my last pap smear they found abnormal
>>precancerous cells on my cervix and said i had mild dysplasia. all of
>>the women on both sides of the family have cancer. i was considering
>>between adoption and keeping the baby, but if they would freeze off the
>>cells like they said they might after my coloscopy, i was wondering
>>would i be able to have childeren again ? what are the chances of having
>>a harder time conceiving ? thank you
>>
>>--
>>rachael
>>

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