Hi everyone i'm new, I was just told last
week I have advanced endometriosis and I
have had it for at least two years, i'm
not sure yet how advanced but we know
there will be surgery. I am still waiting
to see a specialist. I was just wondering
I know the last 5-6 months I have had
allot of sex with nothing and no baby,
after the surgery will I be able to
conceive? I'm a little mixed up and I
would like to know if anyone else has been
through this? Thankx
lee
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-15-03 00:00am
Removing it does increase your chances of
conceiving. However, before you have
surgery you better research this disease.
They will only remove it a couple of
times before giving you a hysterectomy.
And there is like a 90% chance that it
will come back. I have it, but I chose
to live with the pain until I am ready to
conceive. My childhood friend had a
hysterectomy last year from the disease
and she is only 24. But she had it
removed a couple of times already and that
was the last straw. Thank goodness she
had two beautiful girls at a very young
age.
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lee
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 122 Location: canada
Posted: 12-16-03 01:55am
Thank you for your reply, I am happy to be
talking to someone who finally knows what
there talking about! I've been reading as
much as I can but it seems everything
contradicts its self. Now since I know
its advanced do you know if there is a
time frame in which would be the best time
to have a baby? Is there a limited amount
of time you have to conceive? This is a
very personal question but I was wondering
if your girl friend chose to have children
at a very young age or was it because of
endometriosis and she had to? Thank you
so much for your insight on this
lee
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lee
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 122 Location: canada
Posted: 12-16-03 02:41am
I also have another question, I just had
my period two weeks ago, I had sex two
nights ago and I was lightly bleeding,
that has never happened to me before and I
have had allot of sex, do you think its
because of endometriosis or something
else? It stopped when I was done having
sex.
Thankx
lee
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-16-03 18:43pm
My girlfriend actually accidentally got
pregnant when she was 16. And I think
she had her second baby at 18 or 19.
However, like I said it is a good thing
that she did, because she had a
hysterectomy last year after a
miscarriage. And both of her pregnancies
were extremely complicated. Her first
time she was bedridden for seven of the
nine months. But she doesn't regret it.
Yes, a lot of the information on this
disease does contradict itself, and is
very confusing. I would ask your doctor
how long you should wait after surgery to
try to conceive. However, I would not
wait too long, since it will probably come
back. I mean, god hope it doesn't, but
you have to always consider all
possibilities.
The light bleeding was probably from the
disease. Since it was just a small
amount I would not worry about it. I
have that happen to me every once in a
while too.
I wish you luck and if you have any more
questions just let me know.
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lee
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 122 Location: canada
Posted: 12-18-03 01:26am
Wow thank you so much you have no idea how
much that helps! Its so good to talk to
women with the same issues, I will talk to
my doc and get some facts because this
thing is eating me up inside, there are so
many things that could happen and its so
complicated, thank you again.
