Endo and miscarriage

[banana87]

Ok, I am offically stepping away from google. Ive just been reading that endometriosis can affect egg quality, thus causing miscarriage 40% of the time.

I was diagnosed with mild endo in 2002, had a mmc in 2007, a baby in 2008, and a mmc this week. I had a laparoscopy in march with NO evidence of endo. Could this be the reason for my mmcs? And if so, how in the hell am I ever supposed to be confident to try again knowing the rate of miscarriage??? We have gotten pregnant 3 times on the first try, not something usual for an endo patient...should I push for egg quality testing? Is there a test for that????

hi there, i'm not sure about egg quality testing, but please don't panic. from what you've said, you've not had a "succession" of consecutive miscarriages - you've had one MC, then a baby, then another MC. I'm not at all underplaying how awful that is, but the important thing is that you know your body can carry a pregnancy to term! you've had a successful pregnancy before, and there's no reason to think you won't again. it's highly likely you've just had bad luck. i know how dark things feel immediately after a MC - i've had four in a row myself, and it's been the hardest thing of my life - but please keep reminding yourself that your body has proven what it can do.

Thanks sotough. Just keep wondering if DD was a complete and utter miracle based on what I've read...that and trying to avoid having to go thru the same thing again, should I come around to the idea of ttc anytime in the near future.

you will come round to the idea, i'm sure of it. it's just that when you're in the immediate aftermath of an MC, you can't imagine putting yourself through it all again. i've learned that this is not a good time to make big decisions. give yourself a few months to recover. I have a DS who is nearly three. No miscarriages before him, but four since. He also seems a miracle, but i hold onto the fact that my body can do it.