WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2008: Re: PREGNANCY: pregnancy after inguinal hernia repair

Re: PREGNANCY: pregnancy after inguinal hernia repair

From: Garry Siegel, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:04:36 -0600 (CST)

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Message posted on Garry Siegel, MD behalf by: Hope, Women’s Health Forum Moderator

The growth of your abdomen during a pregnancy could worsen the hernia and, in a few cases, become a surgical emergency.

Get the hernia repaired, and I would bet that you can start trying within a couple of months, but do ask the surgeon.

Good luck, Garry Siegel, MD Roswell, GA Website: http://www.npobgyn.com/

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At Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Natsmom wrote: >
>I have recently been diagnosed with an inguinal hernia (right side). I
>am in no pain but have a small (about the size of a quarter) lump when I
>am standing (but gets a lot smaller when lying down). I am feeling a
>slight "pulling" sensation in the area at times, but no pain. I had a
>double hernia operation in the same area when I was 3, but am in my
>early 30s now. I am scheduled to consult a surgeon next week, but am
>upset because my husband and I were just about to start trying to
>conceive for our second child. Is surgery usually advised before
>getting pregnant, and if so, how long do you typically need to wait
>after surgery to try to conceive? Also, is mesh an issue if planning to
>get pregnant? Thank you for any information you can give!

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