WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: endometriosis, pregnancy and hysterectomy

Re: endometriosis, pregnancy and hysterectomy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:46:25 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Dawn wrote: >
>I am 31 yrs. old and was diagnosed with endo at 18. I have been told
>the chancy of pregnancy is unlikely. AT 29 I was diagnosed with
>osteoporosis. I took ralaxophene for 1 year and dexa scanned showed no
>improvement. I was taken off it and was contemplating hysterectomy
>since I had already had 3 laser laps. to clean out endo. I found out I
>was pregnant and miscarried at almost 6 weeks. The doctor felt it was
>tubal and I just had surgery to remove the diseased tube as well as
>disease. My doctor said if I don't get pregant in 1 year I need a
>hysterectomy because I need to take estrogen for my bones and can't with
>endo. I have pituitary failure so have has little estrogen all my life.
>But since I got pregnant on my own for the first time, even after clomid
>failed years ago, I no longer want a hysterctomy. Do you think it would
>be detromental to my health if I didn't have one? What are the odds that
>I will actually get pregnant and it be viable anyway?
>Thanks
>Dawn

Your case is extremely complex and there is no way that I or anyone could make even an educated guess about what is right for this situation, without spending at least a half hour reviewing your history and examining you. And then it would be only a guess. Your physician is the one with the best chance to know how to help you. A second opinion with another Gyn who has access to all of your old records might be a good way to go.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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