Lap & dye revealed one blocked fallopian tube and endo behind right ovary. I am 41.

[KerryOnCamping]

I am appealing for advice. I am trying for my first child and am 41. I got pregnant last year within two months of trying but had a mmc at 11 weeks. Since the ERPC last March I have not had a whiff of pregnancy. Three rounds of Clomid came to nought and so I asked for a lap & dye which was performed two days ago and showed a blocked fallopian tube (which the surgeon did not and will not fix) and a small amount of endometriosis behind the right ovary.

My consultant does not believe these two issues are the reason for my failure to conceive in the last year. He believes it is more likely due to my age. I am not convinced. My last two FSH scores were 6.5 and 8 and I ovulate every month with very regular, normal cycles. Was it simply a complete fluke when I fell pregnant easily last year? Did my ERPC cause this blocked tube and endo? Will having had this procedure make me more fertile over the coming months? Will IVF help someone like me (we can only afford one round)? Any advice or stories would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Kerry, I'm no expert but didn't want your thread to go unanswered. IVF was originally developed to overcome tube problems, so I'd say there is a good chance it would help. However the statistics do go down as you get older, and it's not always going to work first go. It might never work, unfortunately.

There are lots of threads on here with people struggling to conceive, sometimes with medical issues such as yours, sometimes with nothing found; the one common theme is that none of us really know why we aren't getting pregnant, and there is no magic pill (Ha!) to get there. No one can say if your endo was caused by the ERPC, but it is possible I suppose. Some people do report increased fertility after a lap and dye, but again no guarantees.

The thing about getting older is that although you are ovulating, you may not be getting top quality eggs each month as there tend to be less to choose from. Have you had an AFC or your AMH tested? This might give you an idea if your egg reserve is good.

Perhaps join some of the threads of people who have been trying for a while. I'm on the 10+ers thread, but there are several about.

I wish you lots of luck.

(ps - 3 bumps within a minute might be a little bit much ).

I had to have a fallopian tube removed altogether and conceived easily 3 times in my 30s. As long as you have 1 functioning tube that's all you need. I would think that the delay for you is something else?

Thank you, MuddyWellyNelly for your reply. I am trying hard to not be in denial about my age but the FSH scores have given me (probably false) hope that I have the same chances as someone in her mid-thirties. I would really like the AMH test. Should I ask my consultant for one before I go on to private IVF? Thank you for your good wishes (p.s. I didn't quite know how the 'bump' thing worked!)

Dragonwoman, thank you, too, for sharing your story.