[randadawn]

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for over 3 years. Fertility meds, ovulation test, etc. At the beginning of June I had a small surgery done called laparoscopy and found out the I had PID! All of this time I swore to my husband that it was his low sperm count (he was tested a couple of times) that was stopping us from concieving. I mean my mom and two sister had children no problem. InVitro is our only option. My husband is ready to start right now and for some reason I am not ready to get pregnant all of the sudden. I am scared, angry, and I feel cheated in some way! I just need someone who understands!

[lovemysailor1982]

My sister was diagnosed with PID about 7 years ago. She conceived 3 beautiful children naturally. PID should not affect your fertility. You may want to conduct some research if your doc is telling you that is why you are not conceving. They say it clears on its own, and my sisters did, however she still conceiveda 5 yr old, a 2 yr old, and a 1 year old.

[Persephone1881]

I just did a little reading on PID and it can, in fact, cause infertility if it's left untreated too long. It causes scarring of the fallopian tubes and uterus and increases the risk for an ectopic pregnancy. That may be why your doctor feels that IVF is your best option. Did he give you any indication on how long you might have had it? I'm so sorry for you bad news and it's perfectly fine to be angry. Just don't let it consume you.. you'll get through this. Good luck to you.

[randadawn]

My doctor is concerned with a tubal pregnancy. I don't know how long I had it but apparantly it was so bad that my doctor could not understand why I haven't been in a lot of pain most of my life. One of my tubes is completely closed and the other one is severely damaged. She basically said, "IVF was the way we needed to go especially since my husband also had a low sperm count."