Pelvic inflammatory disease can be the cause of all your heartbreak due to infertility caused by blocked tubes. In fact, it is the leading cause of things that create infertility that can be prevented. It is the scarring caused by the inflammation and infection of this pelvic inflammatory disease that lead to the blocked tubes that mean the end of your dreams for a child.
The number of women who suffer from this disease is very hard to know. After all, it is called a silent disease because the symptoms can be so mild that no help is sought or a woman doesn't even show symptoms. Then there are the women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. The CDC reckons that number at about 1,000,000 a year. How many really suffer from this disease? Who knows? But it is much more than the one million acute sufferers.
Further statistics show that on an initial bout of pelvic inflammatory disease, 12 to 20% of women will become infertile. Estimating that there are at least two million women with the disease each year (because it is called a silent disease and many never know they have it), I calculate that 240,000 women find out they are infertile due to blocked tubes. That's just a crazy number. The bad news is that it is easy to have this disease again and again. By the third time you catch it, your chances of becoming infertile due to blocked tubes is 50%. 50%!!
How do you get pelvic inflammatory disease? It's caused by bacteria that enters through the cervix and possibly IUDs. The bacteria can come from STIs introduced by a sexual partner or even douching pushing certain bacteria where they don't belong up in your uterus and the rest of the sexual organs. Women under 25 are considered most at risk possibly due to an immature cervix. Sometimes, even ob/gyn procedures and surgeries can be the cause.
As mentioned above, PID leads to scarring of the reproductive organs. It can also lead to ectopic pregnancies, abscesses, adhesions, and chronic pain due to the scarring. While hard to diagnose, pelvic inflammatory disease is rather easy to treat. It is treated with antibiotics. The catch is making sure all the bacteria is caught and destroyed. Having PID leaves your system more fragile and susceptible to further infections. This, the lack of symptoms in some women, and how hard it can be to diagnose are very good reasons to be sure to get regular exams by your doctor.
While all this information is good to know, what happens if you already are infertile due to blocked tubes caused by the PID? Your first course will most likely be checking in with a fertility specialist. His recommendation will most likely be to have IVF if you still want a child. However, there is another possibility that is less expensive and not as time consuming as IVF. That is to have tubal surgery and have the blocked tubes repaired.
In tubal surgery, the bad part of your fallopian tube will be removed. Then depending upon where it is the surgeon will sew together what is left or create a new fimbrial end. In PID many times the fimbrial end is what is scarred. Once the repairs are made and you recover, you can go on to have your child, or children, the natural way. If you research the topic, you will see that tubal surgery has better chance of succeeding than IVF
Take all the precautions you can against this horrifying disease. Be safe in your choice of sexual partner and get regular exams. If however, it is too late and you are now suffering blocked tubes caused by pelvic inflammatory disease but still want to get pregnant, then seek out a well qualified tubal surgery specialist. Get your dreams back. - 15255
The number of women who suffer from this disease is very hard to know. After all, it is called a silent disease because the symptoms can be so mild that no help is sought or a woman doesn't even show symptoms. Then there are the women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. The CDC reckons that number at about 1,000,000 a year. How many really suffer from this disease? Who knows? But it is much more than the one million acute sufferers.
Further statistics show that on an initial bout of pelvic inflammatory disease, 12 to 20% of women will become infertile. Estimating that there are at least two million women with the disease each year (because it is called a silent disease and many never know they have it), I calculate that 240,000 women find out they are infertile due to blocked tubes. That's just a crazy number. The bad news is that it is easy to have this disease again and again. By the third time you catch it, your chances of becoming infertile due to blocked tubes is 50%. 50%!!
How do you get pelvic inflammatory disease? It's caused by bacteria that enters through the cervix and possibly IUDs. The bacteria can come from STIs introduced by a sexual partner or even douching pushing certain bacteria where they don't belong up in your uterus and the rest of the sexual organs. Women under 25 are considered most at risk possibly due to an immature cervix. Sometimes, even ob/gyn procedures and surgeries can be the cause.
As mentioned above, PID leads to scarring of the reproductive organs. It can also lead to ectopic pregnancies, abscesses, adhesions, and chronic pain due to the scarring. While hard to diagnose, pelvic inflammatory disease is rather easy to treat. It is treated with antibiotics. The catch is making sure all the bacteria is caught and destroyed. Having PID leaves your system more fragile and susceptible to further infections. This, the lack of symptoms in some women, and how hard it can be to diagnose are very good reasons to be sure to get regular exams by your doctor.
While all this information is good to know, what happens if you already are infertile due to blocked tubes caused by the PID? Your first course will most likely be checking in with a fertility specialist. His recommendation will most likely be to have IVF if you still want a child. However, there is another possibility that is less expensive and not as time consuming as IVF. That is to have tubal surgery and have the blocked tubes repaired.
In tubal surgery, the bad part of your fallopian tube will be removed. Then depending upon where it is the surgeon will sew together what is left or create a new fimbrial end. In PID many times the fimbrial end is what is scarred. Once the repairs are made and you recover, you can go on to have your child, or children, the natural way. If you research the topic, you will see that tubal surgery has better chance of succeeding than IVF
Take all the precautions you can against this horrifying disease. Be safe in your choice of sexual partner and get regular exams. If however, it is too late and you are now suffering blocked tubes caused by pelvic inflammatory disease but still want to get pregnant, then seek out a well qualified tubal surgery specialist. Get your dreams back. - 15255
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