WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: Infantile Uterus

Re: Infantile Uterus

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:35:12 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Heather wrote: >
>I had 3 miscarriages last year all at about 6-7 weeks and my doctor did
>a hysteroscopy and laparoscopy on me to find out what the problem was.
>He found that I have an infantile uterus and he said that my uterus is
>small and there is more muscle than tissue lining in it. He told me
>that when I get pregnant, it attaches to the uterine wall and as it
>develops there isn't enough tissue to hold the pregnancy so I end up
>having a miscarriage. He put me on Crinone 8% twice a day. When I
>ovulate, I have intercourse and then 2 days later I start the Crinone. I
>am on the Crinone for about a week and then get lab work done to find
>out if I am pregnant. Since I haven't been pregnant, I stop the
>Crinone. The Crinone is quite expensive so I stop taking it if I am not
>pregnant. Then the cycle starts over the following month. If I do get
>pregnant, the doctor said I will stay on the Crinone for the first
>trimester.
>I have a couple of questions. Has anyone else been diagnosed with this
>infantile uterus and used this same course of treatment? Does the
>Crinone affect my chances for getting pregnant? I always conceived
>easily before the Crinone--I just couldn't "hold" the pregnancy. I have
>been trying to get pregnant since August with no luck and it just seems
>strange that now I can't get pregnant.
>Any help that anyone could give would be so greatly appreciated! Thanks.
>
>--
>Heather
>

Heather, I know of no evidence to support that progesterone will benefit an abnormal uterus. If the uterus is developmentally abnormal, then there are few alternatives. Given what you have been told, I would seek an opinion from a specialist in reproductive endocrinology. This individual is a specialist in reproductive issues and especially in cases with anatomic abnormalities... Lynn

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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