YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for August, 2000: Re: pelvic pain

Re: pelvic pain

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:13:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 29 Aug 2000, ursula wrote: >
>In May of 2000 I went off my birth control because my husband and I were
>discussing another child. Two weeks after I stopped I ended up in the
>hospital 3 times with severe pain on both sides in my lower abdomin.
>Every month since May I have the pain during the days that I would be
>ovulating but none before during of after I have my period.
>Blood tests, ultrasounds and internals have been done and come up with
>the all clear. My doctor suggests a laparoscopy but didn't say if it
>was for endometriosis of not. He also said I could cancel the surgery
>if the pain goes away. Could you give me some advice since I do NOT
>want a laparoscopy if I don't need it. Could it just be a hormone
>change>

Since your pain is periovulatory, that would argue against endometriosis and lean more in favor of ovulation pain, especially since it is coincidental with stopping the Pill. I am not sure that a laparoscopy would show anything, but on the other hand, you don't have any diagnosis now at all.

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