Steffanie Boykin - Endometriosis

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I didn't say that it wouldnt cause endometriosis or that it would. It's not

saying 100% that someone will develop endomet. Everything is a big WHAT IF

with Ashermans. Even the Dr.s disagree on their answers to the

questions--because EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, thats why it's hard to say what

will happen. There are no distinct rules. I'm commenting to your previous

e-mail Poly, about most of us having endomet. I'm thanking my stars that

that has not been yet another complication for me, and many others. It

would be another set of surgeries to face to clear that up in attempts to

conceive.

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>Subject: Steffanie Boykin - Endometriosis

>Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:05:33 +0200

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>Steffanie,

>We made a list of questions that were worrying us about Ashermans and

>decided to take these questions to our doctors and get some answers. You

>can read these questions and answers on egroups:

>One of those questions is the one I made to you. Here are a few answers

>from different doctors:

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>Q. Is it dangerous to leave Asherman's untreated, if someone is not

>intending to get pregnant? For example, if one gets a menstrual flow and is

>not being passed through the cervix because it is closed shut from

>scarring, could this blood leak backwards and out through the fallopian

>tubes and in time cause endometriosis?

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>A. No it isn't dangerous provided most or all of the endometrium is

>destroyed. In fact this is created surgically in women who have heavy

>periods but wish to avoid hysterectomy - the operation is called

>endometrial ablation / resection. However, you are correct in assuming

>that if there is sufficient residual endometrium for menstrual build up

>without an outflow tract, endometriosis could result.

>

>No, as long as there is no cyclic pain, Back leave of blood can occur in

>some patients but they usually develop pain.

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>No, as long as there is no cyclic pain. Back leave of blood can occur in

>some patients but they usually develop pain. (exactly same answer as Dr.

>Valle) This is then called Haematometra (spelling?).

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>A full Asherman-Fritsch-Syndrome goes along with an amenorrhoe [therefore

>this question was considered not to be 100% adequate, C.], if the cervix is

>closed a haematometra will develop with cyclic pain.

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>So you see Cheryl, we have found out that if the cervix is closed shut, the

>blood will back leave through the tubes and into the abdomen and it can

>cause endometriosis.

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>Poly

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Steffanie,

We made a list of questions that were worrying us about Ashermans and decided to take these questions to our doctors and get some answers. You can read these questions and answers on egroups:

One of those questions is the one I made to you. Here are a few answers from different doctors:

Q. Is it dangerous to leave Asherman's untreated, if someone is not intending to get pregnant? For example, if one gets a menstrual flow and is not being passed through the cervix because it is closed shut from scarring, could this blood leak backwards and out through the fallopian tubes and in time cause endometriosis?

A. No it isn't dangerous provided most or all of the endometrium is destroyed. In fact this is created surgically in women who have heavy periods but wish to avoid hysterectomy - the operation is called endometrial ablation / resection. However, you are correct in assuming that if there is sufficient residual endometrium for menstrual build up without an outflow tract, endometriosis could result.

No, as long as there is no cyclic pain, Back leave of blood can occur in some patients but they usually develop pain.

No, as long as there is no cyclic pain. Back leave of blood can occur in some patients but they usually develop pain. (exactly same answer as Dr. Valle) This is then called Haematometra (spelling?).

A full Asherman-Fritsch-Syndrome goes along with an amenorrhoe [therefore this question was considered not to be 100% adequate, C.], if the cervix is closed a haematometra will develop with cyclic pain.

So you see Cheryl, we have found out that if the cervix is closed shut, the blood will back leave through the tubes and into the abdomen and it can cause endometriosis.

Poly