Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Pennsylvania
Saving My Fertility Posted: 08-06-05 17:43pm
I just found out I have several abnormally
large fibroids. My gyno says my situation
is abnormal coz I have one fibroid as
large as a cantaloupe, 2 others larger
than a grape fruit and several small ones.
My stomach looks like a 7 month
pregnancy. My right ovary is enlarged to
the size of a female hand fist and it has
some black stuff on it.
My gyno also says there is a 40% chance I
will loose my entire female reproductive
organs. I am only 29 yrs old and have no
children. The idea of not being able to
have my own biological children is sending
me down an emotional treadmill.
At the very worst I would like to be left
with atleast one functioning ovary so I
can use a surrogate. I have tried to ask
if they can induce my one ovary to produce
eggs to be frozen but they said I do not
fit the criteria and they cannot induce
it.
Please give me suggestions on how to save
my fertility. I have been considering
uterine fibroid embolization but i'm
scared of the fact that they have no data
on fertility after the procedure.
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jag12354
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 13 Location: New York
Posted: 08-06-05 20:45pm
Heres some information, maybe it can be
usefull to you.
Depo-lupron (lupron) has also been used in
the medical management of fibroids. It is
given by injection. Lupron essentially
creates a “medical menopause” by
decreasing the amount of estrogen
circulating in the bloodstream and causing
the fibroids to shrink. Like
depo-provera, lupron also causes
amenorrhea. When used for a short time
(from 3 to 6 months), lupron has proven
beneficial in reducing fibroid size making
them surgically more manageable. It also
helps to reverse the anemia (low red blood
cell count) caused by increased vaginal
bleeding. However, lupron cannot be used
for more than 6 months, as over-usage
leads to bone loss (osteoporosis) and
significant increases in triglyceride (a
fat molecule) and cholesterol levels.
Surgery
surgery is needed when your symptoms
cannot be managed using medication. The
surgical procedures that are used are
described below. The one that is right
for you depends on multiple factors
including your age, the symptoms and types
of fibroids you have, and your desire for
future child bearing.
Abdominal myomectomy
involves the removal of fibroids
(pedunculated, subserosal or intramural)
from the uterine surface or wall through
an incision made in the abdomen. This
procedure is indicated if you have
symptomatic fibroids and plan to have
children in the future. The risks of an
abdominal myomectomy include significant
blood loss, post-operative infection,
accumulation of scar tissue (with possible
detrimental effects on fertility),
possible need for cesarean section with
subsequent pregnancies, and possible
growth of new fibroids.
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washera
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Pennsylvania
Saving My Fertility Posted: 08-08-05 20:12pm
Thank you so much for your reply. My
gyno refuses to put me on any menopause
inducing drugs because she says mine are
too large that even the shrinking that
would happen in the maximum time allowed
on those drugs (she says is 3 months) will
not be much.
She will not discuss other options with me
at all. She has been pushing for
emergency surgery yet I have no symptoms
except for the 7 month belly.
Do you know anything about mylosis or
cryomyolysis on large fibroids.
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Harley_JSN
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 10
Re: Saving My Fertility Posted: 08-23-05 07:58am
I would get another doctors opinoin before
you go thru with surgury. One doc told me
my uterus had fallen the nest doctor said
that was untrue.
