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Re: Adhesions & pregnancy

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:22:37 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Nicola wrote: >
>I had adhesions removed from my gall bladder & appendix about 2 yrs ago
>via laparoscopy. Apparently these were not particularly large and my
>ovaries looked perfectly healthy. I have since felt similar pain
>returning over the last 12 months - this is only very mild and I don't
>take any painkillers.
>
>If we were to try for a baby, please could you tell me whether this is
>likely to affect the pregnancy or my fertility? Thank you in advance.

If there aren't any adhesions around your tubes/ovaries, this should not impact your fertility at all. It won't hurt the baby at all, but you may notice some pulling and tugging during pregnancy as your uterus grows and stretches any adhesions you have

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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