How do I find out if I have this disease elsewhere? WOMEN ONLY PLS?

Question

I have endometriosis on my left uretur but I have alot of pain on my right hand side. I got diagnosed by a laparascopy and historoscopy. My doc said that I most likely have endo in my right ovary but to check I would have to have another surgury and they would have to cut open that ovary thus reducing my abilities to have children. They did do a thermalgraph that showed a lot of heat coming from that area. Is there another way to determine if there is endo in my ovary?

Answer 1

The only way to diagnose Endometriosis with any certainty is via surgery, in which the presence of ectopic glands and stroma (required for a diagnosis) can be visualized (where possible) and biopsied. If you have been previously diagnosed with ureter involvement, likelihood is high that you have ovarian involvement as well.

As for surgery "reducing your ability" to conceive, that is in direct conflict with established clinical evidence to the contrary. Surgical treatment of the disease *improves* fertility, not decreases it. Studies show that surgical removal (such as through excision - www.centerforendo.com – patients travel there from around the world) can and does increase fertility, even in stage III and IV patients. Careful and meticulous excision surgery can not only help resolve symptoms for the long-term, but can also drastically improve infertility. The aforementioned Center has a better than 50% success rate in their stage 4 Endo-related infertility patients, and 75% in their stage III patients, after Endo has been treated and removed (phenomenal, considering that rates for ablation, vaporization, etc. are far lower). Careful excision and removal of Endo can treat the infertility instead of just going through all the expensive protocols without even trying to remove the disease. As far as vaporization, ablation, and other superficial surgical removals, the rates are far from 50-75% success and the disease will still be present to go on and cause symptoms, including infertility, as can untreated adhesions so prevalent with the illness.

Likewise, drug therapy like Lupron has never been shown to reduce infertility, and while alternative/homeopathic therapies can be helpful for some women in alleviating some of the painful symptoms associated with the disease, there have not been any evidence-based studies detailing any positive impact of herbal therapies, etc. on fertility rates either.

Your best bet is to seek the assistance of a true specialist who can a.) accurately diagnose you and b.) meticulously remove the disease, thereby conferring the best possible benefits for pregnancy and long term relief. A specialist will also be better suited to help you should IVF protocols become necessary down the road as well. Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 2

r u sure it would be endo? cuz i thought u could only get endo on the outsides. it sounds kinda like maybe retro bleeding. but endo can be seen only with lapro and historo

Answer 3

i would speak to your Dr again if your in bad pain Hun