I had surgery (tube removed) for an ectopic pregnancy nearly 3 weeks ago and I can tell that I am now about to ovulate.
Before the surgery a doctor told me I should wait one period until I ttc again (i.e. next month).
After the surgery a doctor told me I should try to wait 3-6 months but that it would do no harm if I conceived sooner (no reasons given).
The ectopic pregnancy trust says to wait 2 full cycles ideally (as does my GP). The EPT says that there is evidence that conceiving too soon after ectopic means a higher risk of recurrance. But I can find no study or research that backs up this point and I am confused as to whether this relates to people who have had surgery on their tubes or people who have had a tube completely removed (like me).
I have scoured the internet and found research where people with dodgy tubes (hydrosalpinx) have had them removed and been actively encouraged to ttc right away.
I fully intended to wait, Honestly I did. Not for 6 months, or even 3, but until I had had a proper period. I figured that would mean it was about 8 weeks after the op when I could potentially get pregnant.
I also have a miserable cold and don't much feel like ttc. I am tired and haven't had much energy for weeks.
But here's the thing: I have spent the last 15 months trying to conceive. I am programmed to want to have sex whenever I see the merest hint of EWCM. I don't think I am likely to get pregnant anyway now that I only have one tube (condition unknown) and I feel like time is slipping away. It took 9 months of ttc before I conceived my first ectopic. I've been pretty fertile ever since but AFAIK none of my beans has made it to the uterus. I hate the prospect of wasting an egg. I feel pretty good and well-recovered already - I've been pain free and back at work since 6 days after the operation and from what I've read lots of people don't feel better for weeks and weeks, so maybe I just heal fast. I know that the surgery worked because I have had a negative HPT, so if I did conceive I would know it was a new pregnancy and not left-overs from the last one.
That is how the little voice in the back of my mind is rationalising not waiting at all.
Please talk some sense to me. I am insane to even contemplate ttc right now, aren't I?
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Please come and talk some sense into me... (ttc after tubal surgery)
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TheUNITUBER · 29/09/2008 13:59
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