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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Moderate Cervical Dysplasia during Pregnancy
From: Erinella (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:09:46 -0500 (CDT)
I will get back to you :-) There are more conversations to be had with
my doctor and I will respond after I've had another opportunity to speak
with her.
Thank you both for your responses, I'll keep you posted on how I decide
to move forward.
At Sun, 10 Aug 2008, CLS wrote:
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>Erinella,
>
>I'm glad you're taking care of this, but did you actually see the lab
>report, get that thorough discussion of what you have, and did your
>doctor discuss all of your treatment options, first, before making a
>recommendation? In addition, if you still choose LEEP, how experienced
>is your doctor with this? LEEP is very easy to do, but not all doctors
>are experienced enough to do it. My sole concern for you is that your
>decision is made by coming from a position of complete education.
>
>There are women who have successfully cleared up dysplasia through
>alternative means; it would definitely boost your immune system so that
>you can fight off the persistent infection. (There is a website forum
>set up for this.) But regardless of whether a woman chooses traditional
>surgery, alternative medicine, a combination of both, or sets up Plan A
>and Plan B, my belief is it's critical for a woman to make an informed
>decision.
>
>Has your doctor discussed the risks of cervical stenosis or cervical
>incompetence with you and what will be done, if that occurs? Has she
>explained amount of your cervix she'll remove if you have LEEP?
>
>At Sat, 9 Aug 2008, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>>Erinella
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>>No, no vascularity in the epidermis. Your bodies immune system can do a
>>good job of fighting the disease via other means than blood borne immune
>>mediators, but when you have high grade disease, you have a greater
>>burden of abnormal tissue as well as more aggresive virus. It sounds
>>like about 30-40% of your cervix is involved with the dysplasia...Dr.
>>von Almen
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