Fw: New member's introduction and questions to other members

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This email was sent in by Jilly Traganou, a new member and I am just passing

it on until she gets the hang of using egroups.

> Hello to all members of the list,

> Here is my story: I am 34 years old and 6-weeks after

> the delivery of my baby (Feb 2000) it

> was discovered that placenta has retained in my

uterus.

> After a D & C

> operation which ended up rupturing my uterus, the

> doctor expressed concerns

> that Asherman syndrome may occurr. A month later, an

> infertility specialist

> succeeded in inserting a cathetere within my uterus.

> However she suggsted

> that the HSG should be performed a few months later.

I

> tried to do the HSG

> test recently, 6 months after the D & C, but it could

not

> work because the

> cervix was too tight or blocked. The infertility

> specialist suggested to try

> dillatate me and perform the HSG again in a couple of

> weeks. If she succeeds

> in doing so we may be able to know whether the

Asherman

> syndrome has

> developed. Otherwise she suggested to proceed to a

> hysteroscopy the day

> after.

>

> After my experience I have lost my trust to doctors, and I really feel

that

> I need to obtain some information on my own. I was very relieved to

discover

> this mailing group that gives the chance to share experiences and

> knowledge.

>

> Here are a few questions that I would kindly like to ask the members of

the

> list:

>

> 1. What is the difference between operative and diagnostic hysteroscopy?

> Isn't hysteroscopy always operative? Is there any danger from the

> hysteroscopy as a procedure? Does it require special skills? The reason I

am

> asking is because I have not decided yet who would be my doctor in the

case

> I will have to have an operation, and I would really like to find a very

> reliable one. Until that time, I was wondering if the doctor that

presently

> takes care of me could perform the endometrium safely or whether it really

> requires special skills, or if it is a routine exam.

> 2. What happens if a woman has a period while the cervix is blocked? What

> happens with the blood? What kind of dangers would such a condition carry?

> 3. How does time affect the development of Asherman? Is it that the sooner

> you have the operation the better, or one can also wait?

> 4. Is there any other non-operative method for curing Asherman's syndrome?

>

> I would be grateful to your help,

>

> Good luck to all of you,

>

> Jilly

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