Re: Question about waiting two cycles after surgery to ttc

[Guest guest]

I've had 2 separate resections by 2 separate docs ... they both said

2 months.

My most recent doc is a specialist who does this all the time, and he

said (and I'm SOOOO paraphrasing, I can't remember exactly how he

said it, so this is just how I heard it) that removing a septum

exposes parts of the uterus that have never been exposed before and

have never had any lining on them before, and they really need a

couple of cycles to build that up.

He was pretty adamant about waiting. I even asked him if it would be

terrible for and " accident " to happen, and he was not at all happy

with that idea. Both he and my other doc were open to, but not

encouraging of " accidents " after miscarriages, but they were both

much more strongly set on 2 months after a resection.

Hope that helps ...

-Ami

> Hi Ladies,

>

> I'm just wondering why a person has to wait two cycles to TTC after

> the resection surgery. I'm going to wait, but the doctor has never

> explained the reasoning behind the wait. I'm wondering if it isn't

> similar to some doctors telling women they have to wait to TTC for

2

> cycles after a m/c and some say to wait 3 or 4 cycles. Is it just

a

> matter of different doctors offering different time lines? I'm

more

> curious than anything and wondering if 2 months is the standard

wait

> time you all who have had resections were given.

>

> Jasmine

> SU, resected 7/29/04

> 1 m/c, 17 weeks, 2/12/04

[Guest guest]

<<I'm just wondering why a person has to wait two cycles to TTC after

the resection surgery. I'm going to wait, but the doctor has never

explained the reasoning behind the wait. I'm wondering if it isn't

similar to some doctors telling women they have to wait to TTC for 2

cycles after a m/c and some say to wait 3 or 4 cycles. Is it just a

matter of different doctors offering different time lines? I'm more

curious than anything and wondering if 2 months is the standard wait

time you all who have had resections were given.>>

Jasmine,

After my first resection (a biggie) I was told to wait 8-10 weeks or two

cycles.

After my second, really minor resection, I was told to wait one cycle, or

four weeks.

The reason behind waiting is sound. If the resection was extensive, it

takes two months for the endometrium to regrow and become normal in

structure (as shown by biopsy and histological examination). And it takes 8

to 10 weeks for the uterine lining's inflammatory response to go away.

Until everything has returned to normal, the chance of miscarriage is higher

than normal.

If you were to get pregnant now, your baby would probably make it, but it

would not have the best possible odds. I do know of some women who got

pregnant a month or so after their surgeries and fared just fine. A couple

also miscarried, but since my recollections are vague, I can't do a

statistical analysis :-)

Beth

SU, resected x 2

[Guest guest]

Hi Jasmine,

I had 2 surgeries and was told to wait 2 cyles after the first

surgery...kinda silly considering the big fat septum was still

there. My second surgery was a success and my dr was ok with just

waiting a month. I got pg on my first try but m/c at 6 wks...not

enough time to heal? or just a pg that wasn't meant to happen? I'll

never know. I was ok with taking the risk at one month and I had the

support of my dr. But, I really feel that if you can wait 2 mos, the

healing will be done and inflammation will be gone and you will have

an optimal environment for ttc.

Babydust,

Sara

37, SU resected x2

#2 18W4d

[Guest guest]

Hi Jasmine,

I thought I'd let you know that my RE asked us to wait to ttc till I

had had three cycles/periods (I wasn't on any hormones or anything &

they came like clockwork). His explanation was that the area where

the septum had been removed needed time to heal - especially so the

endometrial lining could grow over that area and develop well so it'd

be ready for supporting a pregnancy. I thought that was worth the

wait. (Still waiting, but that's beside the point!)

Sandy, 31

SU resected 3/04