Pregnancy following uterine polyp removal

[Anonymous]

i had a polyp removed a few years ago and got pregnant about year and half after. i wasn't trying at the time, so it took about a yr to conceive. i never thought it was related. i also found out during pregnancy #1 that i had fibroids, but fortunately, none were in the way of baby's growth or birth.

[Anonymous]

i am 31 and we have been trying since i was 25. at 27 we started testing and got unexplained interfility. we did iui and oral clomid for 4 cycles and decided to stop due to job changes and it not working. we have been passively trying ever since. for the past 6 months or so i have had spotting after my periods, sometimes 2-3 times a month for 1-3 days. i went in and visual exam revealed i hadn't ovualted yet (never a problem, but a lot can change in 3 years). had bloodwork, everything ok. i started monitoring ovulation again for the first time in years bc of this, and i am ovulating just fine. had an ultrasound and it shows a 2 cm polyp and a cyst on left ovary (a problem i had way back in high school but not really since then that i was aware of). i have my consultation next week and am probably having a hysteroscopy. i am wondering why it did not show up on all of the tests i had during treatment (hsg, ultrasounds,etc)...was it too small, not there, just didn't see, etc...i am relieved to see that others have the same problem and success getting pregnant after removal. maybe this is the problem after all! i read a statistic (again take it for what you will) that with iui, and after polyp removal, that the rate of pregnancy can go from low 20% to high 60%!!! i am excited to get this removed, and have a biospy, and to make sure there is nothing else going on in there. you are not alone! i welcome any feedback/advice. thinking after this removal, based on dr advice and results, we will try for a few months and maybe go back to iui, as IVF is so expensive.

[Anonymous]

i wrote the previous post and am following with an update. i had my consultation and surgical consultation, and just had my polyps (there was 1 that was 2 cm- i guess quite large, and 1 hiding behind it). the doctor said they did not look cancerous, but sent them off for biopsy anways. i had never had an iv or sugery, and it was all so easy! not any nausea, though i did sleep most of the day yesterday. extremely mild cramps so far (taking motrin to stay on top of it), and mild bleeding, so much easier and less scary than i had pictured. i have a follow up in a little less than 2 weeks, and my doctor said we can talk about where to go from there with the fertility issues. good luck all!

[Anonymous]

Please update as if you are able to conceive! Hope your recovery continues to go well.

[Anonymous]

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 2 years. Had an HSG and SHG done. Found 3 polyps, 3cm being the biggest. Getting them removed a week from today. Doctor said that this could or could not be the cause of infertility. Little bit aggravated with that answer. But I am wondering if anyone had any results after the surgery and if you were "Work" functional for the next day.

[Anonymous]

I had a polyp (uterine) removed along with a fallopian tube removed (can't spell the technical term) several years ago; I went through IVF 7 months later and didn't conceive. We then discovered that the polyp had recurred, so the RE/OB removed it (January) and I had an IVF a month later which ended in m/c. I got pregnant naturally 4 months later and m/c. Both m/c's were chromosomal abnormalities (I had d and c's for both and they were able to test tissue.) The geneticist was able to reassure us it was just "bad luck" and that we did not have genetic risk factors. We did another IVF 3 months after that and despite 4 astronomically good embroyos (so good that the doctors were scared to transfer all four because they were so sure at least 2 and perhaps 3 or 4 would take), I didn't get pregnant. (Advanced maternal age, missing fallopian tube and missing ovary, history of fibroids and surgeries all kinds of scar tissue and male factor infertility were all at play.) We decided pregnancy wasn't in the cards and took some pretty radical steps to embrace our new lifestyle that we assumed would be child-less. One month later, "God laughed" and I got pregnant naturally.

Several years later, my DC is falling to sleep next to me as I type tonight and I shake my head in wonder but remember that part of the blessing we now have is the importance of reaching out to others to help them have hope and faith and also to help them know that even if pregnancy is not in their future, there are other ways to celebrate a family (whether through adoption, extended families, careers involving others, etc.,.).

The short answer to those looking for success after uterine polyps is that it can happen: I am a case in point. The surgeries weren't particularly painful and the results were marked improvements (vis a vis cramping and bleeding). The long answer is that sometimes the dream you hope for doesn't come in the time or way or shape you expect. It can be tough. We (DH and I) got through it with a lot of faith and a strong marriage. We recognize we were so very, very lucky.

One more thing: due to the nature of my work, we scheduled two IVF's at the December holiday time. I thought it would be easier because I'd have down time from work (and of course I hoped that the IVF procedures would work and we'd have the best Christmas present ever: news to tell our parents and friends). In retrospect, it was SO tough: everyone around us was so happy and cheerful, and we were dealing with some really tough news (we told no one we were trying, so we really struggled alone). For those of you going through fertility issues during holiday times, please do what you can to stay positive. We found that watching movies and reading helped and we also typically traveled as soon as we could after getting tough news: getting away from the settings where we'd spent so much anxious time really did help. Don't mean to be a downer but do want to share ways to get through it with others who may be suffering right now.

[Anonymous]

Congrats PP! Always nice to hear of little miracles like yours, enjoy Christmas with your DC this year

[Anonymous]

Thank you everyone for sharing and for the hope that it brings. After many years of ttc, 4 miscarriages and 5 failed IVF procedures, I had a polyp removed, endometriosis excised and my only remaining tube unblocked in time for some christmas bding. I am hoping for a natural conception now, if not, we will try IVF again in February.

[Anonymous]

TTC for 2 years no luck. Had polyp removed on 12/7 2 @ 1cm each. Everything else is find haven't tried any fertility treatment..would like to know if anyone has been successful naturally after polyp removel without any treatment. How long did it take tc. Thank you..I just need to know that there is hope and chance and that someone out there is experiencing the same thing....

[Anonymous]

I had several uterine polyps removed (including one that was considered "large") and conceived naturally after trying for 20 months. I was 41 when I conceived, and my son is 4 months old now. My RE didn't mention anything about polyps acting as a natural IUD, but he did say that removing the polyps may enhance fertility. He had me on oral hormone pills after that for a couple weeks to encourage the lining to thicken.

Best of luck to OP and everyone else on the thread!

[Anonymous]

hi,
im so glad to have found this posts. been trying to conceive for a year now and was diagnosed last month with 2 cervical polps, 3mm and 4mm respectively. i had the bleeding in between periods and also highly irregular periods. ive been told that this was probably due to failed implantation. my RE askes me to come back after my next period to have it removed. really worried about my chances of coneption after removal.

[Anonymous]

I just turned 40 and last week following prescreening for iui or Ivf my hsg and shg found a small polyp. I wasn't told the exact size but the nurse just came in afterwards and Began discussing a date for surgery to remove. Not sure what to do. I have recently had slightly irregular periods but no bleeding between. So far all of my screening and hormone labs have come back good. Should I have surgery to remove???

[Anonymous]

I'm so glad I found this thread! I've been having weird spotting for the past six months, ever since I stopped the birth control pill. I started to keep track of the spotting about 5 mos. ago and I'm having my period and then spotting ten days/two weeks later so it's been like non-stop bleeding. My first ob/gyn told me "periods are funny things" and essentially told me to wait it out and it would get back to normal. I went to another ob/gyn who told me that my history and an earlier ultrasound makes him believe I have uterine polyps. So I'm going to have an ultrasound tomorrow and then meet with him in late January to discuss surgical removal, if I do have polyps. I'm so glad to hear that the removal isn't awful and that people have been able to get pregnant post-removal. Thanks so much all!

[Anonymous]

My husband and I have be TTC for nearly 5 yrs- we went to a fertility clinic in Oct 2011 he found 3 polyps on my uterus. They were removed in Dec. 2011 We are praying and hoping this was all we needed done and we will be able to conceive naturally. If not will try IVF next.

[Anonymous]

I am having this done this week and am hopeful we will conceive afterwards with an IUI