I was diagnosed with endo when I was about 23 and had 2 operations over 5 years to remove it and 2 D&C's. Also on drugs to try and reduce the endo that was on my tubes and ovaries (couldn't cauterise it).
Never bothered to TTC until I met my DH although had been in a long term relationship (7 years) prior.
We were married in Dec 2001 (about 18 months after we met) and pretty much started TTC straight away as I was coming up 32 yrs and DH was 34 yrs.
I got pg first try and carried the baby through to 12 weeks when I had some spotting following BD. An u/s showed that the baby had died and reaborbed some weeks earlier. Third D&C.
Waited 2 cycles and tried again and fell pg first go again. Stressed that the pg was the same as the first so went for an u/s at 7wks. Couldn't see a HB so told to come back next week. Ruled a miscarriage again. Fourth D&C. Kept bleeding the next week and started having contractions. Another u/s showed they didn't get almost half of the foetal tissue and other stuff. Fifth D&C.
Got referral to fertility specialist. While waiting for the appt, got pg again and miscarried again, but no D&C. Fertility specialist asks us to try to get pg again - di so another 2 times but both times m/c'd. Started on IVF - DH's sperm is all normal (in fact, busting at the seams as far as number!) and our intial bloods all come back normal. Have three rounds of IVF - using ICSI for 2, but no implantation for any of them. Had genetic testing done on embryos - all normal
Told to go away and try ourselves - had better luck falling pg on own own. Swapped clinics and drs and in the meantime got pg again. Supported with drugs. U/s at 6 weeks was ok and had twins. U/s at 10 weeks showed twins had both died. Sixth D&C.
New dr decideds on another lap and 'look and see' - seventh D&C and removes small amount of endo and adhesions. Everything all normal. Foetal matter from last m/c also come back as normal.
Just about to start IVF again and got pg naturally. Supported with different drugs and rates and this time pg is progessing well (currently almost 20 weeks). Had also gone on long service leave from stressful job just prior to getting pg.
No problem getting pg; HUGE problem staying pg. Ruled as unexplained infertility and no-one knows why this time the pg has worked.
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