Hi Melissa
I've had 11 laps, my last lap lasted 4hours! (the resected my colon, diathermed bladder & abdomin, lined abdomen, proppred up my retroverted uterus, D&C, tubes dye, fibroid removal, etc etc etc)

So a lap can go from a half an hour process to a major operation. It depends on the purpose of the lap and what "they find" when they are there.

But I don't think you have much to worry about, it would appear that your dr is suggesting a diagnostic lap - whereby he wants to get in there and some anatomical testing and reviewing (like patent tubes, endo, etc).

Laps can improve your fertility, if they can flushed slightly blocked tubes, diatherm endo etc. But mainly laps are diagnostic - as I said - so that the drs can determine the best ART.

But you need to be aware of the risk of adhesions, which if developed near ovaries etc can actually reduce fertilty.

Getting through the procedure is another thing......sometimes I've taken pre-meds so help with the nerves but this can increase your recovery time. If you haven't had a general anaesthetic you may be nauseous afterward - that can be fixed with a needle though. I have been known to get by on panadol post op but it again depends on "how much work" they do ( Iwas in hospital on morphine for the last one).

As far as my experience with laps and falling pg, its been 50/50. In that: *lap#10 was 20/11/2000, then had 3 months of provera (progesterone), 2/01 FET cancelled, 9/01 FET SUCCESS
*lap#11 was 3/6/2004, 8/04 IVF, 10/04 FET cancelled,11/04 FET, 12/04 FET and now doing another FET this month.

So in summary I suppose there is pros and cons of laps - which you need to consider when making your decision.

I would recommend that you find out more about the surgeons experience/skills and perhaps get a second opinion.