Will I Be Able to Still Get Pregnant with Endometriosis?

I know someone right now who is having miscarries due to this.......it's a tough road, a painful road, but it can be done........just hang in there.....if it gets too tough, and you really want more kids, maybe you can adopt, they need good loving families...........

Good luck, hang in there and take care.

THey have to go in to see what's really going on and how much 'damage' has been caused so far. Yes, endometriosis causes infertility. I was 28 when i got diagnosed with it. But they cou;ldn't diagnose for sure without doing the surgeries. Surgeries showed what they were suspecting. We were told we could try to get pregnant but chances were i'd end up with ectopic pregnancies. so I immediately underwent IVF. first try worked, twins.
So i would say you have a long road ahead. endometriosis has no cure. at some point they will have to put you on birth control to regulate the pain (not period), and i would suggest check with insurance if infertility caused by endometriosis is covered by insurance for infertility treatments (invitro).
good luck

I was diagnosed with a very severe stage IV case of endometriosis and underwent two surgeries (both laproscopic and a full laparotomy) to remove the endometrial tissue. My surgeon said that if it weren't for the fact that we were trying to have children, he would have recommended simply removing my uterus and ovaries. As it turns out, he did have to remove at least half of my right ovary, leaving it barely functioning. With all of that backstory, my husband and I went on to conceive twins through IVF and I am currently pregant with our third through FET (due in August). I know lots of ladies who also struggled w/ endometriosis and they all have beautiful children. It may be a longer road, but keep your hopes up and try to remain positive! I sincerely hope everything works out for you.

Hello, my name is L. and I have endometriosis the really painful kind. I now have a 2 1/2 year old little boy. There are lots of things i did to get out of pain and to get pregnant. What worked for me was combinding several things. I had laproscopic procedures that cleaned me out. I also used natural products and my diet to rebuild my system and reduce inflamation. It is thought that endo is an auto amune condition. I also used magnetic products to help reduce the pain and acidity in my body. If you are interested I can give you a list of what worked and what didn't work for me. We are also thinking of have one more child and the pain has been increasing again so we are getting ready to try again. Sounds like with your scar you have a child already? Please feel free to cantact me. Hope everything goes well for you. excuse my spelling not my strong suit.

I reported similar abdominal pain before my first miscarriage. After the miscarriage, my doctor diagnosed me with endometriosis and said that the endometriosis likely caused the miscarriage. I had surgery to remove the excess scar tissue in 2004. I miscarried again in 2006, but then I carried two babies to term without any complications. Good luck mama!

I have severe endomitriosis and have never been able to conceive. I will say that I also have uterine fibroids and scar tissue from the myomectomy to remove the tumors. It was only then that they discovered the extent of my endo. The tissue had completely encased my left ovary and the doctor removed it, but I have no clue if the ovary was left functioning. The largest fibroid I had was the size of a lime and was blocking my right fallopian tube opening. We didn't try to get pregnant right after the surgery because we were in the middle of an international adoption. When we started 2 1/2 year later we had no luck. We think it is a combination of the endo, fibroids and scar tissue from the surgery.

That being said, endo isn't a fertility death sentence. Only surgery will give you a clear picture of how bad it is. I sought out the help of an acupuncturist who specializes in infertility. While I didn't get pregnant it is suspected that I may have had a very early term miscarriage in October. That would be the closest I've gotten to a pregnancy. I owe that to diet change and the assistance of the acupuncturist.

My mother had endometriosis, they told her she would never be able to have children...she had to 2 healthy babies - no complications with either pregnancy.

hi
there s a site, fertilityties.com they have many women on there for whom have gotten pregnant and are currently trying. anyway, there is a well of info on there.. and it's free.. you might want to check it out

I lost an ovary and tube to endometriosis...I had one as big as a grapefruit growing around my ovary. That being said, I have a 5 month old little boy. Having the endometriomas removed was never a hinderance to becoming pregnant for me. The loss of half my reproductive organs was. You should have no problem becoming pregnant as long as you have at least one functioning ovary and tube. It took me over a year with only one but I also get ovarian cysts all the time too. I wish you the best of luck! Remember to keep your head up.

I have a relative who has had both endometriosis and ectopic pregnancies and other internal problems. She has had various surgeries and what seems like frequent pain, poor thing.
But she has a son. =)

I saw Dr. Ashley Haywood in SE Portland, she & he r partner specialize in fertility without drugs. good luck, if anyone can help, they can.

T. In our town there are two great accupunturist. I'll write you privately to give you their names. They can correct the endometriosis. Doctors even the best trained ones do not have the skills to help women with your problem.

T.,
I was able to, but had to take clomid. It cleared up after that. I have since learned a great deal about nutrition and supplements. If you would like to know how that can help, let me know.
Good luck and God bless.
Victoria

I have six children. I was diagnosed after the third. I had surgery to clean it out 13 years ago and the pain has been very manageable since. I tried several things to control it before hand but the surgery did the trick. They say its an every 2-5 year thing but the one did the trick.
There are different degrees with anyone I am sure. While mine didn't effect my fertility, it did cause my Torsion Omentum, and extremely rare condition. I also ttc this last baby and had six miscarriages in doing so. I don't think it was the endo, although there was no other known causes, but its possible.
Hang in there, get a good doctor and explore your options.

I've gone thru menopause and so am not dealing much with my endometriosis. But I do still have some pain that the doctor attributes it to scar tissue. I wonder if it's possible that your pain is caused by scar tissue rather than endometriosis. I learned that some bodies build more scar tissue than others. After my first surgery to remove endometrium my internal organs adhered to each other instead of being free to move as they naturally are. They found the scar tissue during a second surgery.

I think that the only way to accurately diagnose endometriosis is thru laprascopic surgery. Now a days this form of surgery may not require general anesthesia. If I were you I would consider surgery so that I'd know what was actually happening.

I was told that I could still conceive even tho I had endometriosis. Conception depends on the egg being able to pass thru the fallopian tube into the uterus. Endometrium can block the tube but if it doesn't one can still conceive. My fallopian tubes were not blocked in my case, at least early on.

My cousin conceived with no difficulty in spite of having endometriosis.