Re: correction Re: Update: MRI results

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they are thought to be orthogonal in theory but that

is not entirely clear. it may be related to

infertility in some women.

--- rachp30 rachp30@...> wrote:

> The dr. said that BU does NOT imply infertility.

>

> Sorry!

>

> xo

>

>

> >

> > Hi everyone:

> >

> > I just got the call from my ob/gyn office. The

> dr. who called me

> is

> > an infertility specialist who deals only w/ high

> risk, etc. He

> said

> > I have a BU. He said he was 100% certain. I

> asked him if he had

> > ever seen this condition before and he advised

> that he had and

> that

> > it is very common. He said the most recent case

> was about a month

> > ago; he delivered a baby via c-section at 39 weeks

> who is a

> patient

> > of his for years w/ a BU, it was her 3rd (the

> other 2 were full

> > term), she only had 1 kidney. I told him I had

> been researching

> and

> > asked what the chances were that it could be

> septate. He said

> again

> > he was 100% certain it was BU, and went on to

> explain the

> > differences between the 2 on a vag. us & MRI.

> >

> > He said I should start ttc whenever I was ready.

> I asked him to

> > explain the risks of BU (although I had a good

> idea) and he

> > proceeded to explain, but said I had nothing to

> worry about

> because

> > each of my horns were over 8cm (which is what made

> him feel so

> > confident about my ability to carry) and

> everything else looked

> > normal. He said that I had more than enough room

> in either horn

> to

> > carry full term, which he said is sometimes not

> the case with BU.

> >

> > He said re: infertility that BU does imply

> infertility. He said

> if

> > that should become an issue, we will deal with it

> when it arises.

> >

> > He was very comforting, answered all of my

> questions, and talked

> to

> > me for quite some time. I told him I had been

> researching and he

> > said not to take it to heart because a lot of the

> infromation on

> the

> > net is outdated (even if only a couple of years

> old). I explained

> > what my relative told me her nursing professor

> said, and he said

> > many people are upset or lose hope becasue of

> misinformation. He

> > said that the professor may have gotten the

> information from

> studies

> > done years ago, or an old text book, or 1 or 2

> experiences he/she

> > may have had. He also advised that there is a

> surgery to correct

> BU

> > but he does not recommend it often,and def. not

> for me. He said

> in

> > some cases that he will do a lap. as a follow up,

> but said it was

> > not necessary for me.

> >

> > I asked him if we were to conceive if I would need

> to see him for

> > high risk, he said no, because he was confident I

> would not have

> > trouble, but that I was more than welcome to see

> him and to make

> an

> > appointment to come in to talk any time. Phew!

> What a great dr.

> > He really gave me hope, and regardless of whether

> his dx is

> correct

> > or not, I wish everyone dealing w/ the issues we

> all are could

> have

> > a doctor this great.

> >

> > Anyway, do I go to an RE? Or just TTC considering

> we have not

> even

> > begun to try?

> >

> > xo

> > e

> >

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