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Q: Saving My Fertility
asked by: washera on August 6th, 2005
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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
replied on August 6th, 2005
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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
replied on August 8th, 2005
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Saving My Fertility
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
replied on August 23rd, 2005
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Re: Saving My Fertility
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.
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