Hi everyone, we've been ttc our second child for over two years now. Seems like our little boy was a miracle. Not so easy this time and after a laparoscopy I've been diagnosed with a unicornate uterus which is basically half a uterus and my only tube is patent but twisted. Also have a kidney, ovary, Fallopian tube and adrenal gland missing. What a freak!
The doctor was surprised my first pregnancy five years ago went smoothly but I had no problems whatsoever until the birth at full term which went wrong due to the undisguised UU which meant he was never going to come out naturally.
Anyway, we are starting IVF after Xmas and he strongly advised us only to replace one embryo if we get that far. He said we had less of a chance of pregnancy this way but more likely that the pregnancy would be safer due to the UU.
I agreed with him at the time but now I've thought about it, doing it that way seriously reduces our chance of a pregnancy. We are self funding and only really have the funds for one go without taking funds away from things meant for our son. Although we may try two frozen cycles as they are cheaper if we are lucky enough to get any frosties.
Also, I carried my son to full term with no complications or extra monitoring so don't see why I would now be high risk?
Do you get counselling beforehand ?because it would be helpful to talk to someone about this who isn't just trying to meet a target for single births although I know he is just concerned for my safety.
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SarahFx · 06/11/2013 21:04
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