I have recently had a laparoscopy to remove an endometrioma, and they discovered I have severe endometriosis with lots of adhesions. During the lap, they didn't remove any of it because it was so extensive. But they did a dye test and found both my tubes were clear, and the bits of my ovaries that they could see looked healthy.
A few hours after my surgery, one of the doctors (but not the consultant) came to explain their findings and said that I should consider going on a contraceptive injection for 6 months to allow the endo to settle, and that I should consider further surgery to treat the endo and adhesions. I immediately said I didn't want contraceptive, because ttc is my priority, but to be honest I wasn't really in a fit state to be making decisions a few hours after surgery.
I'm seeing the consultant next week where I expect he will outline the same options for me and ask me what I want to do.
My number 1 priority is to conceive. The endo / endometrioma pain was bad, I had occasional bouts of severe disabling pain (which have happened 3 times over 18 months), but other than that the pain was niggling chronic pain which I can live with. I get severe period pains for 2 days each month, but again, I can cope with that if they are a means to an end.
I have been ttc for over 2 years, and I'm 37. I'm terribly worried about my fertility and time running out and I'm wondering whether further surgery will just push me back whereas I could just go straight for IVF.
What would you do? Can anyone offer any advice?
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Severe Endo & adhesions - Go for further surgery, or straight for IVF?
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Pjsaredaywear · 20/05/2015 10:25
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