Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Hi Debbie, I have read something about the link between vasectomy and a condition called autoimmune orchitis. I've just got some notes somewhere, but you can go to www.google.com and do a search on orchitis. There are some links there which i haven't checked out yet. Orchitis may have more to do with sperm antibodies though, and Peyronie's syndrome may be the one linked to vasectomy. this is an autoimmune disorder affecting the connective tissue of the penis. Let me know if you find anything or need more info. I'll do some research at work tonite too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Debbie, No personal experience, but second-hand, my friend's husband had one and was in pain for over a month afterwards! Lots of swelling and not sure what all else (he's shy to discuss w/ female friend of family). I also know my husband refused, didn't like all the reports he read--but that was 17 years ago, after I almost died with my youngest. I went in an had my tubes tied instead. Terry > > Reply-To: graves_support > Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 12:37:07 -0700 > To: graves_support <graves_support > > Subject: Vascetomy Question? > > time to go get a vascetomy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 Debbie, This sounds so familiar. Many years ago I talked my husband into having a vasectomy. We both went to the urologist for the consult. Before the procedure we researched the subject and decided against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 Debbie, I didn't read your earlier posts, but my doc has never said anything about my having to stop the pill with GD. Interesting. I always thought vascetomies were so much less evasive than getting your tubes tied. I found your post really interesting... the whole auto immune thing. Thanks for posting! --- Riley wrote: > From the advice of my vascular doctor I should avoid > any unnecessary > surgery, so we won't consider me. My doctor won't > give me birth control > with the GD. > > Debbie > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 Thanks Terry and Elaine, I've found alot of information but haven't had time to read all. I am calling today and cancelling the consult for my husband. I told him this all happened to quick and right now I have to find out what is going on with me, before I make any decisions. When website that seems to have alot of information is www.familyplanning.net. What I didn't like when reading about it is the fact after the vasectomy when sperm aren't ejaculated they enter the bloodstream where antibodies are produced to remove the sperm from the bodily system. When the body activates defenses to ward off cells of its own making as after vasectomy, the body becomes " auto immune " . Problems associated afterwards include: kidney problems, kidney stones, thyroid, joint disorders, heart, circulatory disease, diabetes, prostate cancer. Two studies were done on the prostate cancer. We are going to go the family planning route right now. From the advice of my vascular doctor I should avoid any unnecessary surgery, so we won't consider me. My doctor won't give me birth control with the GD. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 , I was on TAP when I got pregnant 4-1/2 yrs. ago. It wasn't planned, so when they found out they put me on PTU which is suppose to be safer than TAP. If you find a medical book it will tell you what the side effects are. My Gyn/ob happened to be a fertility specialist, the woman that is with him the both of them practice alternative methods to hormones for menopause if you want. He felt that having a hormone problem already with the GD that adding more hormones like the pill will add to the problems. I have other things that could contribute to that. I get migraines, and if you get migraines it used to be they would talk you out of the pill. I've had a blood clot when I was pregnant the last time, so that could be another reason. And some other blood factors. I had a vascular doctor, endo, two gyn/ob's and the head of staff of gyn/ob that all worked together when I was pregnant. Alot of people I've read didn't like my endo, she watched me closely and reduced my PTU as I progressed. I started on 600mg. of PTU daily and before the baby was born was on a dose of 50 mg. My TSH never was readable and she said being hyper for such a long time, it might not ever go up or could take a long time. She was honest from the beginning and told me that pregnancy and GD was a very black void area that doctors didn't know alot about. We talked RAI but I never did it, she did make me mad because 3 months after having my son I started gaining weight. She told me most people gain when they are pregnant, why are you gaining now? I took offense to it, being my last doctor had a thing with overweight women. She is no longer there. Debbie R. > > Reply-To: graves_support > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:57:50 -0700 (PDT) > To: graves_support > Subject: Re: Vascetomy Question? > > Debbie, I didn't read your earlier posts, but my doc > has never said anything about my having to stop the > pill with GD. Interesting. > > I always thought vascetomies were so much less evasive > than getting your tubes tied. I found your post > really interesting... the whole auto immune thing. > > Thanks for posting! > > > --- Riley wrote: > >> From the advice of my vascular doctor I should avoid >> any unnecessary >> surgery, so we won't consider me. My doctor won't >> give me birth control >> with the GD. >> >> Debbie >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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