Removal of ovary and part of fallopian tube...

[WalkinginawinterWOMBAland]

My darling cousin had a miscarriage at 6 weeks, several weeks ago. She was then rushed into hospital yesterday with stomach pains, only to be told that she'd been pregnant with twins, and one had ended up in her ovary.

They removed her ovary and part of her fallopian tube early this morning.

She is still desperate to have a child and i was just wondering, if anybody has sadly had any experience if this, and how slim are her chances of being able to conceive?

TIA,
Womba

i am so sorry for you cousin.

no personal experience but i think you can still have children with one ovary and one tube. i'm not sure of the exact percentages regards chance but my understanding is that the egg that ripens first is the one that is released and it can be from either ovary so if you only have one, assuming it is in working order, you will still release eggs, therefore will still be able to conceive.

hope this helps a bit or at least points you in the right direction to get more info.

I had a fallopian tube removed in february due to an ectopic pregnancy, while it DOES affect your fertility the other side works extra hard (or soI believe)

im so sorry for your cousins loss, the ectopic pregnancy trustis fab for support and advice thinking of you all x

Thank you both so much for your replies..and Lissie...sorry to hear about what you've been through.

My Auntie (my cousins Mum), fell pregnant with twins over 30 years ago and the exact same thing happened to her, although she didn't lose an ovary. She then successfully gave birth to twin girls 28 years ago, and they both died within minutes of delivery.

My cousins consultant told her that had she progressed with this twin pregnancy, he suspects that the outcome would have been the same as my Auntie.

I feel so desperately sad for my cousin and her dh...but who knows what the future holds.

Thanks once again,
Womba x

he should not have speculated like that!

i hope your cousin can move past this, its tough and she (and her dp) will need lots of tlc, but you sound very supportive x

conception may be slightly more difficult with one ovary but I think there are well documented cases of the remaining ovary working harder. Not sure how much more difficult it is but I know its fairly common.

My SIL had a tube removed because of an ectopic pregnancy about 2 years ago. They have just had a baby girl

Thanks once again for all your messages and congratulations Auntie Oxocube

I only have one fallopian tube in working order. I was devastated when told this as I thought my chances of ever conceiving had been dashed.

One month after being told this I fell pregnant!!

Perhaps you could show her/print this thread because I know how awful she must be feeling right now.

A good friend of mine had no3, falling pg with him just a few months after an ectopic lead to the removal of one ovary and tube.

Try the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust website - a friends uses the messageboards as do the 'experts', so you should get an idea from that.

From what I gather, as long as your other ovary and tube are healthy then you can still conceive naturally...

at consultant speculating! If it is a real 'condition' then explain fully, not just 'oh it will happen to you'

How sad for your cousin

However, a dear friend of mne suffered from recurred miscarriages. On her second ectopic pregnancy she had one of her fallopian tubes removed. She fell pregnant soon after and now has a 1 yr old dd.

recurred? recurrent, maybe

Thank you all so much for your kind words and success stories.. .. i will most definitely print this thread to show my cousin, at a later date.

Apparently the consultant was incredibly 'gung-ho' about the whole situation and acually told my cousin that she should consider herself lucky and that things could have been a whole lot worse!!

My cousin is quite a placid little thing but from what i've heard, she gave the consultant a piece of her mind and said that yes, she felt incredibly lucky to have only lost twins, an ovary and a bit of f**king tube!!

Anyway, i really appreciate all your comments so thanks once again..
Womba

idont blame her. she does need to take a few months before ttc again tho. she has been through an awful lot both phsically and emotionally. we continued to ttc after my ep and have had 3mc's since, and i blame myself for each one, for notwaiting until i was recovered iykwim