Re: questions, questions, questions

[Guest guest]

Amy,

Here are a few:

DP = Dear Partner

DH = Dear Husband

AF = Aunt Flo (period)

TTC = Trying to conceive

I'm sure other people will add to this!!!

Take Care,

PS: It takes awhile to figure out what they all mean, but just ask!!!

[Guest guest]

Amy -

So little is know about ep. It strikes me as ridiculous that 100

fatalities from Ford Explorers generate so much press coverage and

billions of $$$ being thrown about, but though 40 women die EACH

YEAR from ep, it seems that so little is known about it. Though my dr

pooh-pooohed the connection between the Pill and ep, I will never go

on the pill again. Such a delicate hormone balance is required to get

the fallopian cilia to transport the egg, that I am pertrified of ever

upsetting that balance again with synthetic hormones.

a

> Being new to this whole internet group experience, can someone tell

> me what some of the abbreviations mean? These are the ones I've run

> across so far that I can't decipher: dp, af, dh.

>

> Is there some sort of time frame within I should expect to start

> having a period again (I had laproscopy if that makes a difference)?

> And when does the achiness inside go away?

>

> Also, wondering about a cause for my ep...does anyone know anything

> about whether or not birth control pills can play a role in this?

> Anything I've read, mentions IUDs over and over again, but nothing

> about any other forms of birth control.

>

> thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi:

I had an eptopic pregnancy. I've done some research and collaborated my

findings with my doctor as well. Usually, some sort of problem exists which

traps the fertilized egg in the tube. Also, abortions-if the doctor scraped

too deeply and sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and

pelvic inflammatory disease which leads to scarring of the tubes. There are a

number of other factors that will put a woman at risk for an ectopic. Such

as: tumors and cysts in the tubes, fibroids in the uterus, which block the

tubes entrance into the uterus, endometriosis, scar tissue from outside the

tube, previous tubal surgery and current use of progestin-only oral

contraceptive. I hope this information is helpful. If you wish to conceive,

you should see a Reproductive Endocrinologist, who may better assist you in

getting pregnant in the future. They can give you a test called an

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG ). The HSG can reveal abnormalities of the uterus

and fallopian tubes, which will determine if your f tubes are blocked or

damaged. Feel free to write me back.

Takisha

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/27/00 10:20:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

prettybigeyes@... writes:

> They can give you a test called an

> Hysterosalpingogram (HSG ). The HSG can reveal abnormalities of the uterus

> and fallopian tubes, which will determine if your f tubes are blocked or

> damaged.

Takisha,

Hello and welcome to the group. You must be a new member since I've never

seen you post here before. In any case, welcome although I'm sorry you had

to find us. I just wanted to add, as someone who has had 3 EP's and 2

miscarriages (that may have also been EP's that resolved themselves), that

the HSG is a wonderful test to look for blockages in the tubes. But, I had

an HSG done following my first EP and it showed perfectly normal tubes (well,

the dye went through both tubes anyway) and I still went on to have 4

additional losses. Two of them were EP's and my RE thinks the other losses

were as well.

Just wanted to add...

Take Care,

[Guest guest]

When I first joined someone passed this site on to me,

preconception.com/resources/abbrev.htm and it lists all of the

abbreviations along with some other useful information.

As far as expecting your first period (af, i.e. Aunt Flo), many

people wait quite a while. Personally, mine didn't miss a beat. I

had my period the first month I was pregnant, skipped the next, then

two weeks post surgery I had my first period. I also had to wait

another 4 months following surgery for my betas to go back to zero.

As far as the pain/achiness, my surgery was in February 2000 and I

still feel some achiness. I don't know if that is because I'm now

hypersensitive and pay more attention to every little ache and pain

that I used to ignore.

I have yet to run across a conversation here that discusses birth

control. Recently people were discussing histories of cervical

displasia and several of us were treated for that.

> Being new to this whole internet group experience, can someone tell

> me what some of the abbreviations mean? These are the ones I've

run

> across so far that I can't decipher: dp, af, dh.

>

> Is there some sort of time frame within I should expect to start

> having a period again (I had laproscopy if that makes a difference)?

> And when does the achiness inside go away?

>

> Also, wondering about a cause for my ep...does anyone know anything

> about whether or not birth control pills can play a role in this?

> Anything I've read, mentions IUDs over and over again, but nothing

> about any other forms of birth control.

>

> thanks

[Guest guest]

They put dye through my tubes also and they told me they were clear.

When I had the first surgery, my doctor also told me that everything looked

fine. So I don't understand why??? Any suggestions? Thanks

Re: questions, questions, questions

> In a message dated 10/27/00 10:20:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> prettybigeyes@... writes:

>

>

> > They can give you a test called an

> > Hysterosalpingogram (HSG ). The HSG can reveal abnormalities of the

uterus

> > and fallopian tubes, which will determine if your f tubes are blocked or

> > damaged.

>

> Takisha,

>

> Hello and welcome to the group. You must be a new member since I've never

> seen you post here before. In any case, welcome although I'm sorry you

had

> to find us. I just wanted to add, as someone who has had 3 EP's and 2

> miscarriages (that may have also been EP's that resolved themselves), that

> the HSG is a wonderful test to look for blockages in the tubes. But, I

had

> an HSG done following my first EP and it showed perfectly normal tubes

(well,

> the dye went through both tubes anyway) and I still went on to have 4

> additional losses. Two of them were EP's and my RE thinks the other

losses

> were as well.

>

> Just wanted to add...

> Take Care,

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

a, can you tell me more about the hormone balance that's necessary to

transfer the egg. Since they can't find anything actually wrong with my

tube, maybe that's it? Let me know. Thanks

Re: questions, questions, questions

> Amy -

>

> So little is know about ep. It strikes me as ridiculous that 100

> fatalities from Ford Explorers generate so much press coverage and

> billions of $$$ being thrown about, but though 40 women die EACH

> YEAR from ep, it seems that so little is known about it. Though my dr

> pooh-pooohed the connection between the Pill and ep, I will never go

> on the pill again. Such a delicate hormone balance is required to get

> the fallopian cilia to transport the egg, that I am pertrified of ever

> upsetting that balance again with synthetic hormones.

>

> a

>

>

> > Being new to this whole internet group experience, can someone tell

> > me what some of the abbreviations mean? These are the ones I've run

> > across so far that I can't decipher: dp, af, dh.

> >

> > Is there some sort of time frame within I should expect to start

> > having a period again (I had laproscopy if that makes a difference)?

> > And when does the achiness inside go away?

> >

> > Also, wondering about a cause for my ep...does anyone know anything

> > about whether or not birth control pills can play a role in this?

> > Anything I've read, mentions IUDs over and over again, but nothing

> > about any other forms of birth control.

> >

> > thanks

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The HSG can show the dye going through the tubes. But it doesn't say

they are working properly. I had an HSG that showed one tube blocked

one clear. I had my ep in my open tube. When I had my lap it turned

out I had adhesions on both my tubes.

Pam

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I have absolutely none of the risk factors. When doc did

the lap she looked at my good tube and said it was in perfect

condition. So she was at a loss for an explanation.

> Hi:

>

> I had an eptopic pregnancy. I've done some research and

collaborated my

> findings with my doctor as well. Usually, some sort of problem

exists which

> traps the fertilized egg in the tube. Also, abortions-if the doctor

scraped

> too deeply and sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea,

chlamydia and

> pelvic inflammatory disease which leads to scarring of the tubes.

There are a

> number of other factors that will put a woman at risk for an

ectopic. Such

> as: tumors and cysts in the tubes, fibroids in the uterus, which

block the

> tubes entrance into the uterus, endometriosis, scar tissue from

outside the

> tube, previous tubal surgery and current use of progestin-only oral

> contraceptive. I hope this information is helpful. If you wish to

conceive,

> you should see a Reproductive Endocrinologist, who may better

assist you in

> getting pregnant in the future. They can give you a test called an

> Hysterosalpingogram (HSG ). The HSG can reveal abnormalities of the

uterus

> and fallopian tubes, which will determine if your f tubes are

blocked or

> damaged. Feel free to write me back.

>

> Takisha