Leptometrium - the frustrating problem of a thin endometrium
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Dr. Aniruddha M.Posted
Mon 13 Jul 2009 10:50pmendometrium or a thin uterine lining. Embryos need to implant in the endometrium , and an optimal endometrium is thick and trilaminar.
A normal endometrium requires adequate blood flow ; and high estrogen levels. Thus , if the lining is thin there are 3 possibilities: the estrogen levels may be low; the blood flow is poor; or the endometrium is damaged. We
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The Endometrium
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Dr. Fred LicciardiPosted
Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:41pm
. Fibroids start to grow from the myometrium.
The other part is the endometrium. This is the layer of glands that line the inside of the uterus. Almost all of the endometrium sheds... and endometrium are different tissue types, and of different densities, the two can be seen distinctly via ultrasound.
The ultrasound view of the endometrium changes throughout
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Can my endometrium be too thick?
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John David Gordon MDPosted
Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm
have just been pulled in too many directions. Sorry.
So let's discuss the endometrium here since I recently received a slew of questions on the INCIID site about the thickness of the endometrium and what is ideal for fertility. Abraham Lincoln was once asked "How long should a man's legs be?" He astutely answered "Long enough to reach the ground." The same could
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Fluid in the Endometrium
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John David Gordon MDPosted
Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm
concerning fluid in the endometrium. This problem crops up a couple of times a year and is often a great source of distress to the patient who is informed that the lining does not look... accumulation are usually the result of previous damage to the endometrium during surgery. The most common surgical procedures that could damage the lining are removal of fibroids
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Fluid in the Endometrium
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John David Gordon MDPosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:07pm
concerning fluid in the endometrium. This problem crops up a couple of times a year and is often a great source of distress to the patient who is informed that the lining does not look... accumulation are usually the result of previous damage to the endometrium during surgery. The most common surgical procedures that could damage the lining are removal of fibroids
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The Endometrium Part II
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Dr. Fred LicciardiPosted
Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:41pm
I’ve seen a lot of good questions come across the blog, and I will get to them in the near future.
What makes one woman’s lining thicker than another’s? Probably the only thing we know that makes a difference is uterine surgery. Now don’t everyone panic if you have had uterine surgery. Only very small percentage of women will have a proble ...
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The Endometrium Part III
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Dr. Fred LicciardiPosted
Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:41pm
Last time we went over some of the conventional methods used to increase the lining thickness. What about the less conventional?
Well there’s Viagra. I had a patient try it and she had a baby. I have had many others try without success. The linings measured no thicker on Viagra than off. As with many things there was some initial intere ...
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Endometrial Biopsy
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cjPosted
Wed 04 Aug 2010 12:00am
Is there a problem with implantation? Endometrial biopsy is another test to check if you have problem with implantation. The biopsy determines if proper development of the endometrium has occurred so that a fertilized egg can implant and thrive.
How endometrial biopsy is done? From your endometrium, a tiny sample of tissue is removed for microscopic study
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Between a rock and a hard place - IVF patients with complex problems
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Dr. Aniruddha M.Posted
Sun 12 Jul 2009 11:07pm
Most difficult IVF patients ( those with a poor prognosis) usually have just one problem – either poor eggs or a poor endometrium. However some really unfortunate ones have a double whammy - they have both poor eggs as well as a poor endometrium. This often means that both doctor and patient are caught in a bind.
If there had been a lot of eggs
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Stupid Body
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Ms. PerkyPosted
Mon 27 Apr 2009 11:41pm
ovulating on your own despite the Lupron." Meanwhile, M (Sonographer Extraordinaire) was frowning. "She's thickening..." (referring to my endometrium, damn that endometrium... happens?? Goodness!
So instead of my endometrium staying wafer thin, it has thickened by .4mm. That may not seem like a lot to you, but it's enough to make my doctor frown
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