The Infoholic Witch made a vengeful come-back last night. And this time, she came bearing justifications, spewing them even as she typed the Google key words: "Now you have a diagnosis, you see, so it would make sense to look into the problem and educate yourself..."
And, once again, she succeeded in scaring the pants off me. It turns out that the birth rate for women who've been treated for uterine adhesions can vary significantly - and by significantly, I mean like someone throwing a yo-yo while riding the Tilt-O-Whirl.
She brought me the following from the Center for Reproductive Endocrinology:
"Reproductive outcome appears to correlate with the type and extent of the adhesions. After treatment, patients with moderate adhesions have full-term pregnancy rates of approximately 70 to 80 percent, and menstrual dysfunction is frequently alleviated. Alternatively, patients with severe adhesions or extensive destruction of the endometrial lining may only have full-term pregnancy rates in the 20 to 40 percent range after treatment. Women with extensive damage to the endometrium unresponsive to conventional therapy by hysteroscopy may be offered gestational surrogacy."
and then from another source:
"Such a pregnancy, however, has a greater chance than usual of ending early as a miscarriage or as premature labor. More seriously still, the placenta of the new pregnancy can grow deeply into the wall of the uterus (called 'placenta accreta'), and might not come loose after the fetus or baby has been delivered. The result of this can be bleeding that is sometimes unstoppable short of an urgent hysterectomy."
Imagine my delight!
The Wizard used the term "heavy scarring" to describe what she saw in my HSG. I am absolutely too petrified to call her and find out if that means what it sounds like. I imagine she'll give me the 'ol "I can't say until I get in there" answer anyway.
So, after to succumbing to the Infoholic Witch's evil plans, a new one of my own suddenly popped into my head:
Perhaps, if all goes well and we convert my yucky ute into a cute ute, we could try for hyperovulation. Follow my reasoning, if you can. With hyperovulation the chances are better that A) we'll conceive, B) at least one fetus will be of sound chromosomal make-up, C) at least one fetus will implant successfully, and D) we may only have one shot at me being pregnant at all if my uterine lining is in danger - so multiples might be the only chance to have more than one biological kiddo.
Now, I know for a fact that I am getting the proverbial cart WAY ahead of the horse. I can't seem to help it. I'm neurotic that way. But this idea just popped into my head as unsolicited as the witch herself, so I thought I'd share.
The funniest part is that this latest brainchild of mine scares the bejeezus out of me.
So now I stand here sans pants and bejeezusless from fright.
Any thoughts?
