What are the chances of getting pregnant when you have a severe case of endometriosis?
95912
The more severe the endometriosis the lower the chance of pregnancy, but you are not sterile so you should use a condom.
845719
I had intense pain with my periods, irregular periods, and heavy periods when they came. I ended up finding out I had endometriosis and adenomyosis. Go see your gyn.
877091
No, yoga cannot "cure" endometriosis.  It is very hard to deal with these problems and you need medical treatment and possibly surgery but you also need medications.\n\nI had endometriosis and I waited too long and had to have a hysterectomy
653214
There has been some supposition that menstrual cups can promote the development of Endometriosis in women who may be predisposed to the disease.  I wouldn't use the products for that reason alone.  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=27320
515673
yes you can be pregnant. You need to go see your doctor.
1062488
I also have had endometriosis.  Please see another gynecologist.  Birth control is the treatment of choice but, when it doesn't work, other therapies should be tried.  The other therapies are treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a), high-dose progestin, a progestin intrauterine device (Mirena), or danazol.  Usually, those are tried before a hysterectomy is even suggested in someone as young as you.  Please get a second opinion.\n\nIn the meantime, at home, use ibuprofen, motrin or advil for the pain (NSAIDs) due to their anti-inflammatory effect.  Take them on a regular schedule as prescribed on the bottle.  Apply heat to your lower abdomen in the form of a hot water bottle, hot bath or heating pad.  Lie down!  If on your back, put a pillow under your knees.  If on your side, curl your knees up to your chest.  Get regular exercise.\n\nIf you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.  Just click on my avatar.
840633
Your doctor is suggesting hysterectomy and you haven't even had a laparoscopy to diagnose Endo yet??  Get a new doc.\n\nD&C and hysteroscopy will not show Endometriosis.  Only surgical laparoscopy+pathology/histology can confirm Endo.\n\nYou can either have surgery with a qualified surgeon (by the sounds of it, a *new* one) who will remove all disease and thereby help improve fertility or you can skip directly to a reproductive endocrinologist who can assist you with any IVF or ART as necessary.\n\nHysterectomy is not a cure for Endometriosis, and Endo *doesn't* hurt all patients all the time.  Find a new doc to help you.\n\nGood luck and feel better.
656966
Yup.  Me.  I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.  Talk to your doctor.  And before anyone assumes it is nice, let me mention that we spent five years and about $15,000 dollars trying to get pregnant.\n\nI also understand that women who are severely underweight have such a symptom, such as those who suffer from anorexia.\n\nNot so nice, huh?
1026417
I'm having the same problem as you are - I'm 22 and my boyfriend is 29.  We've been trying for around 2 years as well.  I went to a doctor about it and after some ultrasounds, etc. I found out that even though I ovulate normally, the eggs never become mature enough to be fertilized.  I was told that was fertility drugs, I'll probably be able to conceive.  You could have something similar.  Have you ever been tested for endometriosis?  Infertility can be a sign as well as severe pain and heavy flow during your periods.  Although not all people have the same symptoms.  When you are financially able, I'd go see a doctor about your problem to find out whats going on.
489610
i was diagnosed with endo when I was 18 yrs. They told me I couldn't have children so I accepted that and got on with life. At 29 yrs I found out I was pregnant and it was the biggest and best shock of my life. I ended up being in labour for 6 days, yes that's right 6 days, I was in the worst pain you could imagine. In the end they gave me a c section. So what I am trying to say is my end pain was the worst i had ever felt in my life, that was until I was in labour. Endo pain is close but not quite there.!
551278
The only way to confirm endometriosis is through a laparoscopy.  An ultra sound WILL NOT detect it.  A doctor may suspect endo based on your symptoms and s/he can treat those but can never really know for sure without taking a look if you will.  \n\nEndometriosis is tissue (the endometrium) that is growing outside of the uterus.  This isn't something that can be detected by pap or ultrasound.
1035527
This is totally and completely a question you need to ask your doctor. However, I did know of a good friend who was in a similar situation, and after going to her doctor, discovered that she had some strange sensitivity to higher glycemic foods - once she controlled her intake of them, it was easier for her to get pregnant. Her doctor did say that many women suffer from a similar condition, and when I tried it myself, even I felt better (cyclical-wise, I mean, as I'm not trying to get pregnant yet) but again, the best bet is to talk to your doctor about all of this - maybe doing a little research on your own wouldn't hurt, either, so that you'll be that much more able to discuss a plan of action with him or her). Best of luck to you and you husband!
1059473
Yes, you can totally have children after surgery unless they remove both of your ovaries, it they remove half, or one of your ovaries you can still have children, again the only way you wouldn't be able to have children is if they removed BOTH ovaries!!! I have the same problem except in have 7 in one ovarie and 3 in the other one!!!Good Luck!!!
7883
Talk to your doctor.  He or she might prescribe fertility drugs if necessary.
845080
if endometriosis has to do with the lining of the uterus i get that part, but i wouldn't know why there is a high WBC\n(whitebloodcell) count.  if endometriosis is bad howeve, then having lots of WBC's sounds like the infection, if thats what it is, is going away.\n    the only other thing i think endometriosis is, might be regarding ones menstration perhaps?
736793
My uterus is tilted downwards, and I had no problems in getting pregnant..\nThere might be other issues causing infertility..\nMy advice, go see a fertility specialist...
415569
The pain and consequences of Endo can be far reaching and exact a potentially devastating toll on the patient, ranging from debilitating pain to anatomical disortions to infertility, but it doesn't have to be that way.  Painful intercourse is a hallmark symptom of Endo, but not all women experience it.  If you have Endo of the cul-de-sac, which is one of the top 10 locations for the disease to implant, chances are likely you will experience it, however.  But first - you need to get diagnosed and effectively treated before you worry about what might be.  Endo can only be definitively diagnosed by surgery, usually the laparoscopy.  Don't worry - there is help out there and you are definitely not alone.  There is a very effective treatment that does exist which can be incredibly helpful - and it isn't hysterectomy. That is an old wive's tale, right up there with "Endo is a disease of white career women" and "pregnancy cures it." None of that is true. Endo produces its own estrogen-synthesizing enzyme known as Aromatase, which allows it to self-sustain after hysterectomy. The treatment is to remove *all disease,* not organs. Unfortunately, most doctors are quick to perform superficial surgeries like ablation, vaporization and cauterization, which leaves extensive disease behind. Most doctors will also not a.) recognize all disease in all colors and locations and b.) be able to treat complicated forms of the disease such as that located on the bowel, bladders, ligaments, etc. Therefore, it leads to repeat, ineffective surgeries that offer very temporary relief at best. Combine lack of treatment with a 9 year delay in diagnosis and doctors telling the patient "it's in their head" and it can become rather complicated and painful. Other doctors like to prescribe Lupron as if it were candy and tell their patients it is a cure - also not true. What Endo patients need to do is get help from a TRUE Endo specialist - someone who meticulously EXCISES all disease from all locations. Excision is the gold standard of treatment, conferring an up to 85% long term success rate, increase in fertility, and helps the patient regain her painfree quality of life. Only advanced laparoscopic endoscopists with highly skilled techniques can perform excision and such specialists are few and far between, but they do exist. Get help right away from someone who knows what they are doing and it will drastically improve the situation altogether. Start at the top with a specialist - get diagnosed and effectively treated right away.  Don't go the surgery and medication merry-go-round, suffering needlessly for years. See the links below for help. Good luck to you and remember you're not alone.