Re: Lap and possible resection and then IVF...advice please(preg and loss ment)

[Guest guest]

Hi Nat,You may find my story interesting,I had a uterine septum and

vaginal spetum.

I lost my first baby at 39 weeks(not related to my septum)then

suffered secondary infertilty for 2 years then went on to IVF for 4

years after 13 IVF transfers(yes 13)I finally fell pregnant only to

lose this much longed for bub at 26 weeks due to vallementous cord

insertion(cord not inserting into placenta corectly).

It was then that they decided to look into resection surgery to if

any help with my chances to concieve,I had the surgery performed in

january of this year,I was told to wait 3-6months before going back

to IVF but to continue taking pre-natals which luckily I did as I

fell pregnant the very next cycle,I am now 21 weeks prgnant and as

you can imagine still very much in shock!

So for me it was definately worth having the resection.

All the best

Jo

> Hello ladies

>

> Hope you don't mind me asking for your advice. To cut a long story

> short i have been tc for 3 years with one m/c. I have a complete

su. I

> have previous had a lap and it was decided to leave the septum and

> continue ttc. Well with no luck we are moving onto IVF and my new

gyne

> has requested another lap and has suggested a possible resection

> depending on the thickness as this hould increaase our chances for

ivf.

>

> Well what i really wanted to know was if there was anyone that has

had

> SU and then IVF and also for those of your that have had a

resection,

> how long did you have to wait before being able to TTC. My ggyne

says

> they normally suggest 5-6 weeks but i am not sure if i can start

the

> drug treatment during this time for the IVF or if we start after

this

> time.

>

> Any advice greatly welcome and good luck to you all

>

> Nat

[Guest guest]

Jo

Thanks very much for your story. It is really great to hear things

look like they are finally working out for you.I too had a vaginal

septum and uterine septum (i have had the vaginal septum

removed).With regard to my m/c i do not know if it was a result of

the septum as it was not actually detected until afterwards but they

think it could be.

Wow, 13 goes that impressive. Not sure if i could cope with that many

but until we start i suppose i can't say. I think the resection is

the best idea (if it can be done) as don't want to go through the

emtional and financial stress for it to end in heartache and maybe if

you are anything to go by i could end up not needing the ivf!

Anyway all the best for the next few months and hope to hear good

news form you later this year!

Thanks again

Nat

> > Hello ladies

> >

> > Hope you don't mind me asking for your advice. To cut a long

story

> > short i have been tc for 3 years with one m/c. I have a complete

> su. I

> > have previous had a lap and it was decided to leave the septum

and

> > continue ttc. Well with no luck we are moving onto IVF and my new

> gyne

> > has requested another lap and has suggested a possible resection

> > depending on the thickness as this hould increaase our chances

for

> ivf.

> >

> > Well what i really wanted to know was if there was anyone that

has

> had

> > SU and then IVF and also for those of your that have had a

> resection,

> > how long did you have to wait before being able to TTC. My ggyne

> says

> > they normally suggest 5-6 weeks but i am not sure if i can start

> the

> > drug treatment during this time for the IVF or if we start after

> this

> > time.

> >

> > Any advice greatly welcome and good luck to you all

> >

> > Nat

[Guest guest]

Nat-

I don't have any experience with IVF, but I do have a septum story

for you. I think you mentioned that you have a thick septum, and

that's also what I was told...

I lost my first pg at 6-7 wks, and that's when they discovered my MA.

It took months for a diagnosis. It looked like a septum on the HSG,

but my MRI results indicated that the septum was thick & vascular

(and therefore had a blood flow & should act more like a BU). The RE

sceduled surgery, but then cancelled because they thought there would

be a lot of damaging blood loss, and told me to TTC.

My second pregnancy *seemed* to be going well, but I found out that

I'd lost the baby on the day I turned 18 wks. It had just stopped

growing, most likely due to implantation on/near the septum.

After that they did a resection (hyst only) and disovered that my

septum was not vascular at all, there was absolutely no blood flow to

the septum. They had no problem with the resection surgery, so

apparently the MRI was misleading.

I just wanted to let you know that it can be possible to resect

a " thick " septum, but you may need to push for getting enough testing

done or having the surgery!

Best of luck,

Cheryl, SU resected 02/05