Fibroids and getting pregnant.

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thought I'd post this here as well as conception as I'm rather fretful this evening.

just found out I have a large fibroid during a lap after a year ttc, its on the back wall and blocking most of my cervix. A quick google has frightened the bejesus out of me. Consultant said op to remove it but op was only today and haven't had much info as yet. I saw a photo though and it was really bulging outwards! Any info much appreciated from anyone with experience. I'm 35. Laid in bed with a sore belly button wondering if I'm ever going to get there

Hi
Didn't want to read and run. Just to say I had a fibroid as well which was discovered whilst I was TTC, it wasn't as big as yours sounds (i.e. no op was recommended to remove it) but I managed to conceive naturally after 3.5 years (we had other fertility issues on both sides, for us the fibroid was probably the least of our problems).
Hopefully someone else will come along who will be able to offer some more constructive advice or experience but can I advise you step away from googling about it? It can only do you mental harm whilst you're lying there in pain with nothing else to do, give yourself a break.
I sympathise with the sore belly button, I remember my laporoscopy from years ago, walking was agony for days once the morphine wore off :(

SIL had fibroid and it was removed (don't think it was totally massive though) and had been ttc for about a year beforehand with no success. She was pregs about 3-4 months later- my niece is now 7 weeks old. Good luck xxx

When you have a fibroid removed you are swapping one set of issues for another as myomectomy can cause scar tissue at the site of the incisions, fibroids can re-grow and/or ones that were present but too small to be seen/removed can continue growing. However if you have been having infertility & nothing else works then removal could be the best option. Unfortunately there are manyh unknowns. The highest risk fibroid surgeries for future successful pregnancies are those involving the inner uterus lining, large in size and at particular locations - but fibroids with these chararacteristics would also be the most likely to cause pregnancy problems too.

I think the back wall of the uterus might be a likely implantation site for the fertilised egg so I would ask about that before surgery - obviously this may be preventing you getting pregnant now but if it was messed up with scar tissue from an op would that be any better? Ask how they prevent scarring. Or perhaps blocking of the cervix is actually preventing fertilisation if you have been trying naturally? I would always go with medical advice but for better peace of mind would get at least one other other opinion.

Thanks everyone.idle thanks for your honesty but has tapped into my fears that it might not be as straightforward as consultant made out. Have you had a fibroid or are you a doctor?

I've had two fibroids for over 10 yrs so have gathered a bit of info. I am just about to hopefully complete a second preg with the two fibroids - before first pregnancy they were about 5cm each with one on the back wall & one near the cervix, they grew to 12cm & 7cm during pregnancy. This pregnancy they are only 4cm & 2cm so I think they got beaten into submission by the first pregnancy. To my surprise I had no problems getting pregnant but had anticipated I would. I was going to get them removed before trying but 3 drs advised me to try first.

There seem to be two patterns of having fibroids - having 2 or 3 relatively large slow growing ones or many smaller ones. The first pattern is easier to cope with - you may have this so if you have it removed then you would have a good window for pregnancy before any possible regrowth, as long as scarring from the surgery was not considered to be a great risk. It probably wouldn't be if you were able to get pregnant quickly so less time for any scar tissue to grow IYSWIM. If you have been taking any fertility drugs these could have increased fibroid growth unfortunately.

I am sure you feel very pressured & stressed by the situation - between a rock & a hard place. There is no definitive right solution so I found the best thing to do was eventually make a decision & go with it, but with the freedom to change your mind if it feels too wrong. Keep as positive as you can & chances are you will have a new baby within the year!

I found out about my fibroids after a few years of constant UTIs... At their first scan earlier this year, I was told they were not that big but pressing on my bladder a bit.
Fast forward to September and one of them grew big enough to send me to A&E... with labour pains??? go figure.

The hospital gyneacologist advised that my best bet was to become pregnant. Apparently that would get rid of the fibroids. He was very unwilling to operate. Too many complications would arise from an operation in his opinion.
Some of which were severe bleeding and regrowth of the fibroids or faster growth of other fibroids since they would now have more space and blood supply.

I am 32 and my fibroids can be felt if a hand is passed over my belly. I guess in my case, it wasn't just the size of the fibroids but also their location which made this solution viable. They weren't blocking the reproductive bits.

Contrast this to one of my sisters who has fibroids a little bit larger, she has at least 3 larger than 10cm, in much different locations and her doctors are advising an op as they can't see any other way of dealing with it. The combined weight of her fibroids is making her uterus to weak to carry a child. And the blood loss during her menses makes her a regular visitor to A&E.

So yeah, I think idle is right. There is no right or wrong decision here. If you can stay away from google, it could give you enough emotional stability to see your own situation for what it is and make a decision on it.

hi i just wanted to post as i had a similiar problem. we were ttc for 2 yrs and went through all the tests which were pretty clear apart from a few small issues which could have slowed down the whole process. No mention of fibroids though. we finally fell pregnant naturally after 4yrs and on my first scan it showed 3 fibroids ( one on each side and one up the top) so they were not blocking my cervix. I just want to give you some hope that even with fibroids you can fall naturally, they just hinder ttc not prevent it. obviously yours is different as its in a different place but always have hope. good luck x