Endometriosis and pregnancy

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Registered: 02-03-2009
Endometriosis and pregnancy
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Wed, 02-04-2009 - 12:18am

Hi I'm new here so just wanted to see if anyone can shed some light .... I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis 4 in a half years ago, I had a 6 cm bubble in my left fallopian tube at which point I had a Laparoscopy done, 3 weeks later it returned and my doctor suggested a Hysterectomy which I refused in hopes that I could have a child I was 32 then,my pain was so horrible that I had to have my left fallopian tube and ovary removed and my doctor told me that I should have no problems conceiving. today I am 36 and I'm in a long term relationship and went to my ob/gyn last april 2008 and opted to stop taking the pill. I have been trying to conceive the past two months with no luck and this month have opted to use a fertility monitor which if you do not conceive in three times of using it then you have fertility issues. My question is if I do not conceive do I have an option of having a Laparoscopy again to remove tissue? After my surgery in 2004 I did get pregnant in October of the same year but the baby didn't have a heartbeat and was not forming so I had to terminate. It's been 4 yrs and my periods are more and more painful every month. It has always been a dream to have my own child what are my options?? Please help. Thank You

Lily Lourenco


PS. I'm having a hard time with all the boards and abbreviations like (OPK, AF, TTC) I feel like I'm just dumb and go figure I work in the medical field.


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Registered: 08-14-2008
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 8:05am
You say that if you do not conceive within three months of using the fertility monitor you have fertility issues. What do you base that on? Most of us here either use a fertility monitor or ovulation tests, and we time everything right but it still does not happen. The average (even if everything is okay and timed right) is 7 months to one year from what I have heard. Did your doctor tell you otherwise?



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Registered: 04-15-2005
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 8:18am

Hi Lily!

I'm RA. I have endometriosis AND TWO beautiful children! I am having a much harder time trying for baby #3. I also have PCOS and realized that I do not ovulate on my own. This cycle is my first taking Clomid to help with that. I also take metformin, which helps. In addition to using your fertility monitor- I suggest temping and charting at somewhere like www.fertilityfriend.com. Lots of us go well beyond 3 months of trying, I think it is pretty normal.

Some abbreviations:
2WW: Two-week wait (until you can take a pregnancy test)
AF: Aunt Flo(w), your period (menses)
BBT: Basal Body Temperature
BD: Baby dance, sex
BFN: Big Fat Negative (test result)
BFP: Big Fat Positive (test result)
BMS: Baby-making sex
CB: Cycle Buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle/ovulation dates)
CD: Cycle day
CF: Cervical fluid
CL: Corpus luteum
CM: Cervical mucus
CP: Cervical position
CY: Cycle
DI: Donor Insemination
DP: "Dancing" partner; spouse or significant other
DPO: Days past ovulation
DTD: Doing the dance, sex
EW: Eggwhite (re: consistency of cervical mucus)
FTTA: Fertile Thoughts To All
FMU: First morning urine
hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
IF: Infertility
IUI: Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
LH: luteinizing hormone
LMP: Last Menstrual Period
LP: Luteal phase
O: Ovulation
OPK: Ovulation predictor kit
PCOS (POS): Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG: Pregnancy, pregnant
S/A: Sperm/semen analysis
TCOYF: Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book)
TTC: Trying to conceive

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Registered: 02-03-2009
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 3:33pm

Hi


I based my fertility after 3 times from reading the directions. I haven't seen my OB since last April. But did call in the beginning of the year stating I had been in alot of pain so they prescribed some medications but just for pain. But thank you for your insight.


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Registered: 02-03-2009
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 3:53pm

thank you for all the abbreviations I'm so new to all this it's very scary. I will go on www.fertilityfriend.com thank you for all the information .... i appreciate it very much.


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Registered: 11-30-2005
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 4:43pm

I'm not quite TTC just yet...will be in a couple months.

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