Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 > > Im in the same boat - that is trying to decide if I should have surgery or wait and see. I have a diagnosed septate uterus, havent had a miscarriage - my husband and I met with an RE on Mon to consult about the surgery. He says its up to us - that the surgery isn't that bad but that many women with SU have no problems conceiving and carrying to term. We're thinking that we are going to try to have a baby first without the surgery. I'm hoping that the numbers are on the high end - meaning typically the only way women find out they have a SU is if they have problems conceiving - meaning we dont really know how many successful SU moms there are... Hi , I hope that you find lots of information to help you make your decision. If you go to the website for this group and click on " files " then open the " med articles " folder, go to the 6th article down " MA dxttreat.doc " It was a really good article that I found when I was doing some research about SUs. The decision for surgery will really be up to you. Some drs feel that resection should only be done if m/c has occurred, some feel that if an SU is found, it should be handled prior to ttc. If you are going to an RE for fertility treatments, he will likely recommend resection, providing you are a good candidate, because it not only can cause m/c, but you may find that it takes you longer to get pg. My RE said that SU can cause an early loss of an implanted embryo before I would even suspect that I was pg or before that hcg is detectable by a HPT. It's a hard decision, esp. if your septum is not large and you have not suffered a loss. We have a member here, (mommy2sammy is her logon, I think)that has SU but was not a candidate to have the surgery. The dr was afraid that removing it would weaken the uterus too much. She just recently gave birth to her 2nd child, but I also know that she has suffered at least one m/c (I don't remember if there were more). Good luck to you and let us know if you have questions. There is lots of experience here on both sides of the decision you are faced with. Sara 35, SU resected x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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