Ovary Attached to Uterus

Hi J.,

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. I don't know the reason for your adhesions, but I would definitely get a second opinion before you proceed with a hysterectomy. About a year ago I was diagnosed with stage III endometriosis. My right ovary was attached to my abdominal wall and my uterus was attached to my intestines. The first doctor I went to, after performing exploratory surgery, recommended that he perform a laprotomy to fix my problem, he seemed to think it might be necessary to remove my ovary. After doing some of my own research I discovered that a lapratomy was considered major surgery and rather invasive for my condition. I got a second opinion, had a laparoscopy (which has half the recovery time and is much less invasive), my adhesions and endometriosis were removed, and nothing else.

One piece of advice that was given to me that I found to be extremely helpful was that, when it comes to surgery on your reproductive organs and still wanting the opition of kids, is to go to an infertility doctor for the surgery. Since they specialize in helping women who want to get prgenant, who have all sorts of difficulty, they tend to be on the cutting edge of technology and new procedures to correct problems. They also tend to have far more experience with the surgeries than an ob-gyn might.

Just incase your interested, the doctor who performed my second surgery so sucessfully was Dr. David Hoffman. He is at IVF florida (they have three locations) and the number is ###-###-####.
I've recently become pregnant am seeing another physician who is also supposed to be a very good surgeon. Her name is Dr. Ellen Woods and she is at South Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine (also three locations) ###-###-####.

One last note, if you decide to go with an infertility doctor make sure they diagnosis you with something other than infertility ie, endometirosis, fibroids, pelvic pain or whatever else may apply. A lot of insurance companies don't cover infertility, but will cover the others. Just express it to the physician, it sounds like you have a legitimate reason for care, so it shouldn't be a probelm.

If this information is relevant and you have more questions feel free to e-mail me. I wish you all the best.

S.

My first question would be why is it an issue? Does it cause you pain? Is it detrimental to your health? Is it harmful to you if you try to get pregnant again? of course, doing a hysterectomy or a partial one is SERIOUSLY damaging to being able to get pregnant again. Do research. Find a second and THIRD opinion. weigh the pros and cons. if there is no immidiate danger can you just keep an eye on it and do something if something happens to aggrivate the situation? if nothing is harming you at this point, i think surgury is extreme.
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J.,

This happened to me as well but I was 34 at the time. I had 3 large fibroids and had to have a hysterectomy and when they went in for the surgery the doctor told me that one of the ovaries had bent around backwards and was stuck to the back side of my uterus. At your young age I think I would get a second opinion before considering a hysterectomy. I would also ask about leaving the right ovary if a hysterectomy is necessary. You have to consider hormone therapy if both ovaries are removed in the procedure. Do some internet searches and gather as much information as possible. You have lots of options and I would explore that before committing to such a drastic procedure. Also please tell your husband thank you for his service. My oldest son was in the army at the age of 18 and at 19 was pushing into Bagdad with the 3rd ID. He is out now and is a sheriff and I thank God everyday for his safe return and pray for every soldier still over there. Good Luck with your health
C.

Please, please get a second opinion! Do research on the interenet as well. I know someone whose ovary was attached to the bowel and the doctor was able to unfuse it. The ovary will probably not function normally but she still has another ovary and NO hysterectomy. She did not have cancer. I don't think you want to be taking hormones at this age which is what would be required with a hysterectomy. I would ask these questions too, Do they think it's cancerous? What indication is there that the wall of the uterus will be damaged? Is the ovary attached to anything else? If there is any possibility that you may want to have children in the future you could freeze fertilized eggs. Research is still out on freezing unfertilized eggs. If your uterus is left intact you could possibly still have another child. Or use a surrogate with your biological eggs. Good luck to you! I hope all goes well.

If I were you, I would consult with a second Doctor before the surgery, just to get a second opinion.

Your Doctor will understand, and you will have greater peace of mind knowing that you did the best thing. In fact, ask your Doctor for a referral. He might have a collegue whom he respects and will be happy to confer with.

hey please tell me how your surgery went i just found this website and had the same thing happen to me a week ago had ovary attached to my stomach wall after having a hysterectomy in 2008 with leaving only my right ovary then produced 3 cysts on right ovarie... every morning my bladder would hurt and i couldnt understand y untill i started going back to doctors and well i guess that was why huh,,,,,