WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 1998: Re: Adhesions

Re: Adhesions

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 1 Mar 1998 14:59:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Tracy wrote: >I am still curious about the other questions,

I've answered that in another post.

>and also my doctor does not want to remove the ovary, because it will throw me into menopause. The only way he will do it is if the FSH or CA125 comes out positive.

If the pain is relieved menopause can be managable. With chronic pain, life can be difficult. Also FSH is neither positive nor negative. It is a number. It indicates hormone responsiveness or menopausal levels. There is no good reason why your CA125 should be abnormal. If you read another post of mone in the last day, I gave many reasons for false (+) and false (-) CA125s.

>In your opinion, would another doctor do this for me? I cant even make it through a grocery shopping trip, or have a bowel movement without pain!

I think, with this level of debilitating pain, a second opinion is warranted to evaluate the risks, benefits and alternatives to treating your problem.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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