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[quote=Anonymous]My story:

Had *some* symptoms of endo before going on BCP at 18, but was never diagnosed because the symptoms were "normal" for women in my family (turns out every single f'ing woman in my family has endo, but none were diagnosed until I was).  BCP kept it at bay until I was about 30, when I started getting sharp pains around the middle of my cycle.  This pain increased in severity when I went off BCP to TTC.  Ultrasounds and early tests all came up negative for growths.

After 12 cycles of nothing, I had a lap and an HSG (in the same procedure) and discovered that endo had blocked BOTH of my tubes.  The HSG was able to clear one tube.  My doctor gave me three cycles to get pregnant naturally and then advised starting IVF because she was afraid that my endo would re-grow aggressively and I would lose my remaining tube.

I got pregnant on the first cycle after my lap.

I had hoped that EBFing would keep the endo at bay, but no such luck.  My pain and my period returned at 5 weeks postpartum and I went on an extremely high dose of progesterin to manage my pain and preserve my fertility.  My doctor has advised having our children as close together as we feel comfortable to capture what little fertility I have left.  She will perform an HSG as soon as we are ready to start trying again.

My doctor, btw, who is exceptionally WONDERFUL, is Cherie Marfori at GW MFA.  [/quote]

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