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DESPITE ENDOMETRIOSIS TO THE DESIRED CHILD

Do you suffer from endometriosis and still wish to have a child? Do you believe that your severe pain and infertility are due to endometriosis? Then clarify your situation exactly - with the right measures, pregnancy despite endometriosis succeeds in most cases.

DR. BRUNBAUER, YOUR EXPERT FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS

Endometriosis is a chronic disease. Its exact cause is not known. It affects 10 to 15 percent of all pre-menopausal women. In Austria that is about 300,000 women. The disease often remains undiagnosed for a long time. In endometriosis tissue lesions similar to the endometrium appear in various places in the body. These endometriosis lesions cause bleeding. However, since the blood cannot drain away, cysts, adhesions, inflammation and scarring develop.

This leads to symptoms that can massively reduce the quality of life:

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Extreme menstrual pain

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Severe pain during and after sex, urination or bowel movements

Lower abdominal pain, nausea, general malaise

  • Bleeding disorders in the form of very long or very heavy periods
  • Increased susceptibility to infections
  • Lack of motivation, mild fever or back pain

The symptoms are mostly related to the menstrual cycle but not directly to the stage of development of the disease. This means that a pronounced endometriosis infestation does not necessarily mean more severe pain and vice versa. However, if pain occurs, it increases with the age of the woman.

The symptoms of the disease are varied; the endometriosis lesions occur in a wide variety of body sites. Therefore, diagnosis is often difficult. In addition, many of those affected lack awareness of this issue. Thus, years often pass before a doctor is consulted and the disease is diagnosed.

If you think you might have endometriosis, ask your gynecologist and come directly to us at the Wunschkind-Klinik.

We use a palpation examination and ultrasound to determine whether your suspicions are confirmed. Endometriosis can only be diagnosed unequivocally with a surgical procedure. During this laparoscopy, a camera is inserted through small incisions to determine whether and where endometriosis lesions are present.

Endometriosis is incurable. Therapies are therefore aimed at alleviating and suppressing the symptoms and slowing down the progression of the disease. Endometriosis is treated surgically or with hormone therapies. If the endometriosis lesions are removed by surgery, the symptoms may disappear completely. Hormone therapies aim to suppress the symptoms of the disease.

About 40 percent of patients are affected by a serious effect of endometriosis: unrealized desire to have children.

For various reasons, the disease can prevent pregnancy:

  • The fallopian tubes are stuck together due to inflammation. The egg cannot move into the uterus.
  • Cysts restrict the mobility of the ovaries and thus interfere with ovulation.
  • Adhesions prevent the egg from entering the fallopian tube.
  • The eggs develop worse than in healthy women.
  • The inflammations due to the disease lead to unfavorable conditions for the implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus.
  • The rhythmic movements of the uterine muscles do not work properly, so the sperm cells are not transported actively enoughthrough the fallopian tubes to the egg.

Women with endometriosis who wish to have a child should discuss their personal situations with their doctor. If a natural pregnancy is not possible due to the disease, there are several ways in which it can work.

Depending on the effects of endometriosis on you, these treatment options are available:

  • Hormonal stimulation, which stimulates egg formation and triggers ovulation. Insemination. We prepare the man's sperm and insert it directly into the uterus.
  • Artificial insemination - IVF. In in vitro fertilization, after hormonal stimulation, we retrieve eggs and combine them with sperm in a test tube. If embryos develop, we insert them into the uterus.
  • Artificial insemination - ICSI. The procedure of this therapy is similar to IVF treatment. However, here we select a suitable sperm and inject it directly into the egg in the test tube.

 

GOOD ADVICE, PRUDENT TREATMENT

Living with endometriosis is stressful enough. We know this and therefore deal with your situation sensitively. We make sure that with our help you can master your path to having a child as well as possible. Trust in our experience, our medical knowledge and, above all, the prudence with which we conduct your consultation and treatment. Infertility treatments require caution and supportive guidance. We therefore offer you complementary forms of therapy such as TCM and acupuncture as well as psychological support. In short, we do everything we can to make you feel well and cared for, thereby increasing the likelihood that you will become pregnant.

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The exact causes of this disease are not known. In endometriosis, tissue lesions develop in different parts of the body, which can cause cysts, adhesions, inflammation and scarring.

Endometriosis often causes severe menstrual pain, pain before, during and after sex, bleeding disorders in the form of very long or very heavy periods, lower abdominal pain, nausea and malaise. The disease is often accompanied by an increased susceptibility to infection. Lack of drive, mild fever or back pain are also among the symptoms.

Endometriosis mainly affects women in the period between their first menstrual period and menopause. 10 to 15 percent of all women in this age range have endometriosis. That is about 300,000 women in Austria.

The disease is clearly diagnosed by surgery, usually with laparoscopy. If you think you are affected, consult your gynecologist or come directly to us at the Wunschkind Clinic. Your suspicions will be checked with a palpation examination and an ultrasound.

Since endometriosis cannot be cured, therapies aim to relieve the symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease. Surgery can remove the endometriosis lesions. Hormone therapies are used to suppress symptoms. Clarify which therapy is most promising for you.

See your gynecologist or an expert in endometriosis and get certainty. If you have a desire to have a child, just come directly to us. We will determine if your suspicions are correct, or if not, where your symptoms are coming from and how we can best help you.

40% of women affected by endometriosis do not get pregnant naturally because of the disease. Get certain about your situation if you have endometriosis and wish to have a baby. Also, if you are affected by infertility due to endometriosis, you have several options to still get pregnant. We will gladly inform you about the different forms of therapy and accompany you in your desired child treatment.

Depending on your initial situation, different options open up: Hormone treatment, insemination or one of the two forms of artificial insemination. We will examine you in detail and then recommend the therapy that is best for you.