Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Shari welcome to our group. I noticed you are interested in joining the SurroAsher group which is a sub group of this one. An invite will be sent to you once you have completed the profile questionnaire. Thanks. Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 Liz, I am so sorry for your losses. I am glad that you've found this site, though. It's a great source of information and support. I too live in Southern California (Huntington Beach). There are two " A-List " doctors in this area. Dr. March is located in Glendale. And, Dr. Tina Koopersmith is located in Sherman Oaks. However, when I called Dr. Koopersmith in April I was told that she isn't taking any new patients. So, I am seeing Dr. March. I had a consultation with him last week, and it was immediately clear that he is very experienced in treating AS. If you are diagnosed with AS, I highly recommend you try to see an A-list doctor. It can make a tremendous difference. Take care, Terry M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Liz, I joined this group a couple of months ago and my introduction sounded almost exactly like yours. I too had learned to chart from " Taking Charge of your Fertility " and my ovulations were " by the book " , but the day my temp would drop (15 days post ovulation) I would have intense cramps but no period. I couldn't convince anyone that I knew what I was talking about. Unfortunately your gut feeling is probably right and you might have Ashermans. For me it turned out that I had retained placenta (which wasn't detected by ultrasound) from D & C which had caused my cervix to scar shut. I also had scarring in my upper right side of my uterus. Dr. Palter (A-list in NY) did an ultrasound which showed a thick endometrial lining and gave me the provera challenge - nothing. Then he did an SHG where he was able to poke through the cervix scarring, but couldn't see much except the large piece of retained placenta (which he thought was a polyp at the time.) One week later he did a hysteroscopy/laparoscopy and I've since had a period. He did find that my periods had backflowed through my tubes which caused them to scar over and has potentially caused blockage (I'll find out thursday). Apparently there isn't a lot of research and therefore consensus about this, but Dr. Palter says it seems to be more of a problem then they once thought. My cervix was only blocked for 2-3 cycles (I wasn't charting at first) and now my tubes might be blocked - so I don't mean to instill any panic because the waiting is hard enough already, but my advice to you would be to go straight to an A-lister without wasting time with doctors who aren't experts in treating AS. I wish you the best of luck and would be happy to answer any questions you have! Jen Czap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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