Has anyone had experience in this area? After being told again and again that this potentially affect my chances, I thought its time.
The fibriod is not big, its 5mmx5mmx7mm, with less than 25% protruding into the uterus cavity, which means majority of it is in the uterus wall. I don't think the uterus is distorted because of the fibriod szie. Hence, my reluctance to go through a surgery in the first place.
FS suggested Hysteroscopy which I am happy with as there won't be incisions. But I also worried how effective that is going to be due to the type of this fibriod, there is only 25% inside of uterus cavity, so that's all he can remove.
Will the removal scar the uterus? How would cutting off the 25% of the fibriod improve the blood flow around uterus etc?
Has anyone done this before or in the similar situation and had a pleasant result?
I'd love to hear some stories to push me through the line..
Hi Cuddlepie,
Sorry to hear you've gone one of those lumps Unfortunately, these are sooooo common, and half the women don't even know they have them until they are pg and and they pop up on the u/s. I had a 7x7x8 cm fibroid that grew to 13x14cm during my pg last year. It grew so large due to the pg hormones and the IVF drugs.
My FS said that although the fibroid was on the large side, it didn't protrude into the uterine cavity so implantation would not be a problem. He was right, I got pg on my first cycle, BUT, 4 1/2 months later, the fibroid put way too much pressure on my uterus and I went into labour ar 20w &6d.
I have since had an open myomectomy op in Jan this year, and the 'dead' fibroid came out without a hitch. The fibroid 'died' a week after I delivered my baby, so removing it was really straight forward as there was no blood supply anymore.
If I was in your shoes, I would get some more opinions on what the best possible path would be for you, as doctors tend to have very different views on fibroids. It is such a grey area. In most cases apparently though, a woman can have fibroid/s and still have a successful pg. It's when the fibroid/s begin to protrude into the inside cavity, that implantation can be a problem or if it is so big (like mine was) that it can sometimes put too much pressure on the uterus. If you'd like to PM me, I'd love to have a chat.
I will be having my FET next month so hopefully everything will go smoothly this time.
Wishing you all the best hun.
Beata xxx
Submucous Fibriod by Hysteroscopy
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Unfortunately, these are sooooo common, and half the women don't even know they have them until they are pg and and they pop up on the u/s. I had a 7x7x8 cm fibroid that grew to 13x14cm during my pg last year. It grew so large due to the pg hormones and the IVF drugs.
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