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TTC Patient Needs Aggressive Approach After Laparoscopy For Endometrioma or "Chocolate Cyst" by Edward Ramirez, MD Posted Sat 22 Oct 2011 11:40am Question Hi, I have been trying to conceive since 1 year. I am 29 yrs old,and a professional with busy working schedules. I recently got myself investigated and found that my FSH levels r 7.09 and LH levels 3.0, AMH levels 3.29. I have undergone 2 ovulation induction cycles which showed normal ovulation but I have a tendency towards cys ... Read on »

Chocolate cysts - how we manage them at Malpani Infertility Clinic by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 09 Jan 2011 9:52pm

2 Comments A chocolate cyst of the ovary ( also known as an endometrioma, endometrioid cyst, or endometrial cyst) is found in some infertile women who have endometriosis . In this disease, the inner lining of the uterus ( called the endometrium ) grows in various abnormal locations within the pelvis . One of the commonest sites this aberrant endometrial ... Read on »

Woman With Stage 4 Endo Worries About Endometrioma: Will Not Interfere With IVF, Can Be Excised At A Later Date by Edward Ramirez, MD Posted Wed 16 Jun 2010 12:00am Question: I am 28 years old & TTC for a while. Diagnosed with stage 4 endo in Dec. 09. I was told to do 6 months of lupron, then another laparascopy from an ob-gyn. I got a second opinion from a fertility doctor in may 09 after not getting pregnant naturally with the assistance of acupuncture and herbs. He said I could do another lap, ... Read on »

Endometriosis Surgery Before IVF? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

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Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm My wife really hates checking the mail. “There is never any good news in that mailbox,” she usually comments as I carry the heaps of LL Bean catalogs in from the street. Well, yesterday there was something good in the mailbox...my royalty check for sales of that famous book “100 Questions and Answers about Infertility.” As I eagerly opened the enve ... Read on »

Question 36. Do I need endometriosis surgery if I am already planning to pursue IVF? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 16 Sep 2010 1:32pm I wish sometimes that medicine was more like engineering. In engineering there are lots of straight lines and right angles. You can usually describe any problem with specific equations and most of the time there is clearly one right answer. Unfortunately, medicine is not engineering. There are some questions that cannot so easily be answered with ... Read on »

Endometriosis and IVF by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm Sorry for the large gap between posts but I actually took some vacation and have been paying for it ever since. Usually it takes at least a week to catch up and handle all the questions that have been raised over the previous week. This torture explains why my vacation schedule is pretty sparse! Once back here at Dominion I was interested ... Read on »

Symptoms in Teen Years May Foretell Severe Endometriosis by Medline Plus Posted Fri 19 Nov 2010 5:31pm Friday, November 19, 2010 By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In some teenage girls, very painful menstrual periods that interfere with daily life may signal an increased risk of developing the most extensive form of endometriosis, a preliminary study suggests. ... Read on »

Question 34. Does surgery for endometriosis improve pregnancy rates? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 03 Sep 2010 10:42am Where does all the time go? Seems like just yesterday that I was writing the last post before I went on vacation and now I realize that a whole month has passed. You may have wondered "where is Dr. Gordon?" "Why hasn't he posted a new blog that will make our day a little brighter and put a little more zip in our step?" "Why do the 6 of us keep ... Read on »

42 Year Old TTC With Endometriomas And Low Antral Follicle Count by Edward Ramirez, MD Posted Tue 05 Feb 2013 2:11pm Hi Dr. Ramirez, Not sure what to do. I met the love of my life later in life and we just started trying to conceive, I am 42 years old. We really want to have a child, but not so sure about donor eggs . I have never been pregnant or attempted to get pregnant before. Six months ago my AFC=3, FSH=6.3, E2=117. My results today were AF ... Read on »

Do I need a Laparoscopy? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm As the son and brother of general surgeons I am often put in the position of defending the low volume of surgery that I perform as a reproductive endocrinologist. In years past, fertility physicians were often in the operating room spending hours repairing damaged fallopian tubes in an attempt to improve a patient’s fertility. However, as IVF t ... Read on »

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