Vaginal septum resection - how long 'til sex?

January 3, 2006

Background: Hi Ladies; It's been a while... I am only an

occasional user of this board. I'm 35 years old. I was at a pre-

IVF appointment last month when they found a uterine polyp. When we

decided to remove the polyp I decided to have my vaginal septum

resected while I was under anesthesia. Then my doctor suggested

also looking in my belly button (laparoscopy) to confirm my

mullerian anomaly diagnosis and I agreed, with the potential that

they would `fix' anything they could... (I've had an MRI, fluid

contrast ultrasound, HSG, and I think something else I can't

remember. I was told I most probably had a bicornuate or possibly a

didelphus uterus.)

So, my surgery..... She removed the polyp, discovered I had

a " very " thick uterine septum ( " as thick as a thumb " ), resected the

uterine septum, removed a bunch of endometriosis we didn't know I

had, and resected my vaginal septum. I have been very sore! I have

3 laparoscopic scars on my abdomen and stitches in my vagina. I saw

my doctor 1 week after surgery when she removed the laparoscopic

stitches and looked at the outside of my vagina (no poking around)

and said everything looked fine so far. I have another post-op

appointment 4 weeks after surgery so she can perform a more thorough

exam to see how things look. (scary, but I assume I'll be feeling

better then.)

Question: My doctor told me no sex for 4-6 weeks after surgery, or

whenever I feel up to it. How long did it take for others before

they felt ready for intercourse?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

P.S. My surgery has supposedly helped my fertility diagnosis. I

should not have any higher risk of pre-term labor than any other

woman. As soon as I am feeling better we are going to start IVF.

Yeah! (I have some other hormone issues and my husband has low

count.)

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