endo/bicornuate uterus/infertility - Infertility Message Board

mousie · 02-27-2003, 12:40 AM

i'm wondering if anyone can help me out here...

i'm 21 years old, and have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years. it's mainly been the same guy. when i was 20, i was diagnosed with mild endometriosis, and they found i have a bicornuate shaped uterus. and today i was diagnosed with vaginismus i think it's called.

anyway, i just recently read something saying that if you have endo but it's not on your fallopian tubes or ovaries, you shouldn't have fertility problems (if it's mild or minimal). i had 2 spots, one on my bladder, and one on the pouch of douglas. nowhere near my tubes. in fact they put fluid through them during my lap, and found that the tubes are open and perfectly fine.

so what i'm curious about is if it's my uterus shape that's making it so hard to become pregnant. i'm getting an HSG next month to find out if there's a septum or not, so i really don't know how bad it is right now.

is there anyone that can help me with this? i'm nearly suicidal because i'm so depressed about not being able to have kids. i've wanted kids since the day i found out i had the organs to carry them, and if i find out i can't, i will be crushed.

thanks

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mousie · 03-07-2003, 11:07 PM

anyone...? i swear nothing i've ever posted gets answered on any of these boards

Pippin31 · 03-08-2003, 12:55 AM

Hi,
I really don’t know the answer to all of your questions. I can tell you that even mild endometriosis can cause fertility problems. Have you looked into seeing a reproductive endroconologist? They can check your hormone levels which could cause fertility problems if they are out of whack. Good luck.

mousie · 03-08-2003, 02:15 AM

i actually just talked to my mom today - she was there for my surgery - and she said that she was told i didn't even have it on my uterus so therefore that shouldn't effect it. i had a spot on my bladder, and then one on the cul de sac, which made sex excrutiatingly painful. i think the endo is back, tho, so i'm afraid it's spread. i've been on triphasil (birth control), but i don't now how good it is for this. i've been having that discharge again

i'm getting an HCG (or is it HSG?) soon to see what the shape of my uterus is. the lap showed a bicornuate, but the dr says it may be a septum. this really sucks

Emster69 · 03-08-2003, 09:17 AM

Sorry to hear about your problems, Mousie. I often don't answer on the board, because my situation is not the same and I don't fee like I have useful information for the writer.
Have you sought out someone to help you deal with your depression? This place is a great one to blow off steam, and know people understand your pain, but I'm sure we are not all trained to assist with situational depression. Things can really bog your emotions down, especially when they are long term like infertility. Please reach out to someone who can help. In the meantime, keep posting, and answering other's posts. (And praying!) I get the feeling everyone really cares what happens to the people who post here. We are all in this together!
God Bless!