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Hi Archie,

I have been visiting this website for the last 2 months. I am writing my concerns to you below and hoping that you can throw some light on the same.

I had a miscarriage in Feb of 2004 I was 8 weeks pregnant. The doctor said that it may have happened due to lack of progesterone.

We had decided to try for a baby again in Mar 2005 but I started with abnormal bleeding in between my periods the bleeding/spotting went on for over 20 days.

I went to the doctor and she asked me to get some blood work and ultra sound done.

I got my test results yday and the doctor said that my ultra sound report showed that I have a cysts in my left ovary and also that the lining of my uterus has become thick. She said that the bleeding in-between my periods could be because of these reasons.

She has not given me any treatment but asked me to do a ultra sound after one an d a half months again. Acc to the doctor the cysts will shrink and disappear on its own and the ultra sound will hopefully confirm the same. If the cysts grows in size then I will need to do a small operation to get it removed.

She also asked me to get a shot for chicken pox and said that since I have to wait anyways for two months to get pregnant because of the chicken pox shot I shd also use this time to detect ovulation.

Can you advise anything from your end abt the above. I am very worried abt the thickness of the uterus lining. Will this cause a problem when I am trying to get pregnant ??

Thanks
Neha



archie replied. Dear neha,
your Dr. is great one and told all in great detail, please continue to visit the same Dr.

I would not worry much on endometrium thickness at this stage. I would suggest to get on hold for 2-3 cycles and lets see you do not get intermitant bleeding if you don't get inbetween bleeding indirectly means your endometrium thickness is on normal side:)

If your ovary cyst is not shrunk you would have to go thorugh Laproscopy (a minor surgery) and you will conceive thereafter without any problem:)

Yes, use this time and work on your ovulation so that the cycle you try will have an idea what are the fertile days for you to try.
Archie