I was wondering if there were someone out there with my same kind of situation. Last year, my first visit to the fertility dr, he found that I had a endo cyst covering my left ovary and tube. I had no clue about it. No pain. A few weeks later, I had pain all of a sudden and was in the ER. It did not burst, so surgery was scheduled to remove them a month later. THey ended up taking out my appendix as well, since the cyst was completly wrapped around all of that. It was pushing against my bladder. No wonder I peed so often.

We tried invitro last Nov-Dec and I still did really well with only one ovary and tube. They put 2 eggs in but it didn't take.

My DH has sleepy sperm but a great sperm count. He also had surgery for his vein that produces heat last year.

I would love to talk to someone else about this and whether I should ever try invitro again. We are in the process of adoption from Russia now but I am thinking about trying again. If would have to be with a different protocol than my dr did in Nov.

Hello
My name is charity I'm 15 yrs old
Last year i woke up one morning In pain so bad i thought i was dying i felt like somone was cutting my side All up
My mom took me into the doctor and after 9 hours and a ton of test they found a ovarian cyst that had grown between my ovarie and toob and then twisted it all together ...I never felt any pain until that day..Anyways the doctors ended up doing surgery and removing my right ovarie and flaopian toob...The doctors told me i would have no problem having children in thr future .... I thought i would share that with you and if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask I know i'm younger but i think we have had similar surgerys....I hope that all goes well with your adoption>
Godbless
Charity

I have had two unsuccessful IVF's. We are now currently in the process of adopting in Russia. Since your post is from awhile ago, I don't know if you are still looking into IVF, however, I just wanted to share my girlfriends experience. She hasdone of her tubes removed then went for her second IVF. It was successful and she now has beautiful triples.

-Jo

Hi

I have stage 4 endo and about 5 years ago had surgery to remove it. Although it didn't start out that way. The surgery was just to remove a cyst but then the doctor found all the endo, along with 2 handball size chocolate cysts on each ovary.

Well, the end result of that surgery was removal of a fallopian tube, one ovary and part of the other one. My husband had surgery for a varicocele. I went through all the fertility drugs and was ready to try IVF but found out that I would need an egg donor.

So instead of going through that, I just felt that 2 years was long enough for me, we decided to adopt. For us, the adoption process was a breeze, thank God! We were extremely fortunate that we didn't wait years like some couples do. Our 1st adoption, we waited 2 months before a birthmother found us and our 2nd adoption, we waited 3 weeks and then heard from an attorney and 2 months later our 2nd daughter was born!

She will be Christened this coming Sunday and we couldn't be happier with the choice that we made! All I can say is you'll know in your heart when the time is right to continue with fertility treatments or to maybe choose another path. Best of luck to you guys!!!!!

I also have severe endometriosis. I did 3 ivf cycles and then discovered I had one tube completely blocked, and had that utbe removed. I have also had surgery a couple of time to remove endo cycts. I have done two ivf cycles since these surgeries, and no success. We have decided to pursue a gestational carrier, since our embryos are excellent - they are just not "sticking" to me. That does not mean ivf cannot work for you - everyone is different.
Best wishes on your adoption plan

I am now 36 and have had the left ovary, tube and endometrioma removed. Three rounds of IVF and still no pregnancy. Finally I am adopting from Russia. I have spent in excess of $200k in fertility treatments. When I look back on how many adoptions I could have paid for it shocks me. My advice is to see a specialist or three. You can preserve your fertility through some agressive means. Unfortunatly, my doctor did not have the good sense to recommend cryo-freezing of eggs,blastocysts for future use. At 22, I did not have the good sense to ask. My doctor told me not to worry, so I did not and I have paid most dearly for my ignorance. Good luck to you! I will be sending hugs and good thoughts. Remember, knowledge is power...and after all, the doctors are only "practicing" medicine, you can advocate for yourself!