Did you ever have a CA125 blood test? It is not conclusive but it might give an indication if the levels are really high. Is there any cancer in your family? I hope you are feeling better these days. Good luck.

Im not really sure what the thickness should be but I am 41 have always has normal paps untill 3yrs ago I had my tubes tied after the birth of my 3rd child (almost 17 yrs ago) I felt 3 is enough lol I was diagnosed w/ hpv 3yrs ago w/ neg-pos-neg results I was told the neg results were because the hpv was dormant at the time...ok cervix is still testing fine thank the lord but since March 26 th (appt. w/ new gyno) its been a emotional roller coaster pap showed endo cells in the smear ultrasound showed uterine thickness w/ endo not sloughing off after period had uterine biopsy last week (2 actually dr went back for seconds lol) this week was told not cancer (thank you lord) and that my options are d&c d&c w/novasure and 1 other1 for the life of me I cant remember what it was....needless to say Ive scheduled a consult w/ the dr and in the meantime I am doin my homework (bless the internet a wealth of info here) It seems that w/ all the horror stories I have read from women about the novasure I dont think Ill be choosing that 1 for all the women It has been a god send for bless you but I am notoriously unlucky I would be the #5 outta the 4 outta 5 women it helps...If my life isnt is danger (when I was waiting for the word do I have cancer or not I was ready to say take my uterus give me my life) and the thickening of the uterus doesnt seem to be that big of a deal at least not yet Y do I have to do anything? My periods are heavy first 3 days cramping and clotting but then lighten up and im done in 5-7 days every 28 days or so I can live w/ that managable and predictable Y do I want to go mucking around in there and possibly making things worse? If I have to do anything I think It will be a d&c kind of archaic by the medical standards of today the procedure hasnt change for yrs its one of those tried and trues i guess. The novasure touts alot of pluses and if it sounds to good to be true my mom always said alot of stories I have read about it (the bad ones anyways) has a 100% failure for the women that have hopes of making their lives freer from horrendous periods only to have them get even worse and in the end loose their uterus anyway...Do drs go into this w/ the thought in the back of their minds that a hysterectomy is in her future or what? Is there any1 out there w/ a similar story w/ any advice for me??? it seems that if youve had your tubes tied and are in your 30's and 40's or so and we start having issues such as these we are faced w/ a decision that might not help and could even make it worse and in the end drs just want to remove an organ isnt there any other choices out there? what harm is it to do nothing? as long as Im not in danger? Bless all of us strong women who have the right to choose what is best for our own bodies.....I wish every1 well and I thank you all in advance for you thoughts....Joyus =)

I am 35 and have been living with sharp stabbing pains for a year sometimes throughout the month and then also during my period. I had a internal and external ultrasound which came back with some confussing results. I was diagonised with a complex cyst on my left ovary 1.7 cm and a 15mm cyst normal cyst on right ovary. They state my endometruim is 9mm in thickness. I saw a new gyno because the other doctors weren't helping me and she says I need to have a D&C and laproscopy. She told me if I want she will also do the novasure procedure. I got a second opinion from my aunt who is a gyno and she actually read the films which the other dr. just goes by the report. She told me not to have the ablation if I have polyps in which she believes I do. She said the D&C will take care of the polyps but if you have the ablation it causes scar tissue which may hide new polyps growing and then the next step would have to be a hysterectomy if the polyps are not seen. She did not seem concerned of the thickness of the endometrium so I think I should leave well enough alone. I am unsure at what point should you be concerned of the thickness of the endometrium? What are the complications of an enlarged endometrium? Endometreoasis is another problem I may have and a dialated follopian tube. I will be having the D&C and Laproscopy on Tuesday where I will then find out my next steps to take if needed.

There are many things that make people ill that is not ovarian and endometrial cancer. my wife's obgyn says that ovarian cancer is really an easy cancer to heal and takes a pretty long time before it can turn bad. As long as you see your obgyn at every 6 to 12 months you should be fine even if the found something it is usually a success because it's at beginning stages.....easy to cure.

And another thing, if your your obgyn performs a normal check up routine on you, he should most definitely be able to tell is you have ovarian cancer, especially with those symtpoms. I ain't no doctor but perhaps it is something else...Although symptoms are a sign to your body that something is going on so DON"T PUT IT OFF AND GET PLENTY OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS...and it really might not be anything bad but don't stop until you find out whats going on....