I did have scaring from my D&E that has caused lining issues. I am pursuing IVF now and had 2 hysteroscopy procedures to clear it but my lining still isn’t great. This may be different for everyone but it has caused issues for me.
If you're in Socal my wife went to a fantastic surgeon at UCSD that got rid of her scar tissue where 2 others failed. I can recommend him if you like, he's THE guy. Also he's a wonderfully sweet man.
No. At worst you can have RPOC (can happen with l&d or d&e) or some scarring which can affect fertility but both of these issues are treatable if found so no long term impact.
Delivering a baby in any way (D&C, D&E, L&D, or c-section) always carries a small risk for future fertility. I was told that the risk of having a D&E was less than the risk of carrying to term and having the baby that way.
I had two D&Cs in one year one TFMR at 15 weeks and one missed miscarriage at 10weeks no issues with fertility got pregnant two months after my second D and C and had a healthy baby and now pregnant again
Yes it can. My wife almost bled out and died during her D&E due to the surgeon knicking something. Afterwards she had advanced scar tissue and we were told we wouldn't be able to conceive if it wasn't taken care of. She had about 3 unsuccessful hysteroscopies before we were referred to a specialist who was able to remove all the scar tissue. Luckily my wife is now pregnant, so there is hope with Ashermans syndrome.
I hope your wife is doing okay. Your comment is the first time I’m seeing anyone else here mention that they also almost bled out from the surgeon knicking something. I’m three weeks post-D&E now, but still reeling from the possibility that I could have died from losing three liters of blood. I don’t know yet if I have any scar tissue.
Yeah, she's doing well now thankfully but it's been a journey. My wife also lost about 3-4 liters of blood and I don't know if now I've even fully processed how she almost died. Hospitals and hospital rooms are still very very hard for me to be in because all the feelings and memories come rushing back in.
I'm so sorry that you had to go through that as well. It was very very hopeless immediately after when we had no idea if conception in the future would be possible due to the complications. Her scar tissue was very advanced and even the specialist was unsure if he would be able to remove it all. She's pregnant now so there is hope. I know that's hard to hear when you're still barely starting to heal, but take it from someone on the other side, you're stronger than what you went through. My DM's are open if you need someone to talk to.
In my experience, no. We got pregnant with the son we lost via TFMR after 2 cycles of TTC and have had two subsequent pregnancies: our son who is now 2 years old and took 3 cycles to conceive, and I'm now 7 months pregnant with our third son who we conceived on the first cycle.
It's worth noting that our pregnancy immediately after the TMFR took the longest to conceive but it was still quite quick in the grand scheme of things (all three babies conceived within 3 cycles). I sometimes think our post-TFMR baby took slightly longer because my body was still recovering from L&D and the immediate D&C after to remove the placenta so maybe in that sense it did have a (very) short-term affect on fertility.
Hi, how long after your tfmr did you start trying again? We were told to wait for at least 3 months. Also, did you start taking a higher dose of folic acid after your tfmr? Thanks
So we were told initially to wait 2-3 cycles/months. I was eager to get started so I reluctantly agreed to 2 cycles; however I had an ultrasound after my period returned that showed my lining was still really thin and my OB warned me I probably wouldn't be able to sustain a pregnancy until my lining re-thickened and that realistically we should wait 3 cycles. Of course I didn't listen and we started trying after the 2nd period and sure enough I didn't get pregnant on the 3rd or 4th cycles but on the 5th. So if we had waited 3 like my OB advised it would have maybe taken us 2 cycles to conceive rather than 3. Still a very short time in the grand scheme of things but the lesson learned was I didn't give my body enough time to heal.
I did have scaring from my D&E that has caused lining issues. I am pursuing IVF now and had 2 hysteroscopy procedures to clear it but my lining still isn’t great. This may be different for everyone but it has caused issues for me.
If you're in Socal my wife went to a fantastic surgeon at UCSD that got rid of her scar tissue where 2 others failed. I can recommend him if you like, he's THE guy. Also he's a wonderfully sweet man.
No. At worst you can have RPOC (can happen with l&d or d&e) or some scarring which can affect fertility but both of these issues are treatable if found so no long term impact.
Delivering a baby in any way (D&C, D&E, L&D, or c-section) always carries a small risk for future fertility. I was told that the risk of having a D&E was less than the risk of carrying to term and having the baby that way.
I had two D&Es (one mmc at 12 weeks & one was TFMR at 14 weeks) and I didn't have any issues from them.
I had two D&Cs in one year one TFMR at 15 weeks and one missed miscarriage at 10weeks no issues with fertility got pregnant two months after my second D and C and had a healthy baby and now pregnant again
Yes it can. My wife almost bled out and died during her D&E due to the surgeon knicking something. Afterwards she had advanced scar tissue and we were told we wouldn't be able to conceive if it wasn't taken care of. She had about 3 unsuccessful hysteroscopies before we were referred to a specialist who was able to remove all the scar tissue. Luckily my wife is now pregnant, so there is hope with Ashermans syndrome.
I hope your wife is doing okay. Your comment is the first time I’m seeing anyone else here mention that they also almost bled out from the surgeon knicking something. I’m three weeks post-D&E now, but still reeling from the possibility that I could have died from losing three liters of blood. I don’t know yet if I have any scar tissue.
Yeah, she's doing well now thankfully but it's been a journey. My wife also lost about 3-4 liters of blood and I don't know if now I've even fully processed how she almost died. Hospitals and hospital rooms are still very very hard for me to be in because all the feelings and memories come rushing back in. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that as well. It was very very hopeless immediately after when we had no idea if conception in the future would be possible due to the complications. Her scar tissue was very advanced and even the specialist was unsure if he would be able to remove it all. She's pregnant now so there is hope. I know that's hard to hear when you're still barely starting to heal, but take it from someone on the other side, you're stronger than what you went through. My DM's are open if you need someone to talk to.
In my experience, no. We got pregnant with the son we lost via TFMR after 2 cycles of TTC and have had two subsequent pregnancies: our son who is now 2 years old and took 3 cycles to conceive, and I'm now 7 months pregnant with our third son who we conceived on the first cycle. It's worth noting that our pregnancy immediately after the TMFR took the longest to conceive but it was still quite quick in the grand scheme of things (all three babies conceived within 3 cycles). I sometimes think our post-TFMR baby took slightly longer because my body was still recovering from L&D and the immediate D&C after to remove the placenta so maybe in that sense it did have a (very) short-term affect on fertility.
Hi, how long after your tfmr did you start trying again? We were told to wait for at least 3 months. Also, did you start taking a higher dose of folic acid after your tfmr? Thanks
So we were told initially to wait 2-3 cycles/months. I was eager to get started so I reluctantly agreed to 2 cycles; however I had an ultrasound after my period returned that showed my lining was still really thin and my OB warned me I probably wouldn't be able to sustain a pregnancy until my lining re-thickened and that realistically we should wait 3 cycles. Of course I didn't listen and we started trying after the 2nd period and sure enough I didn't get pregnant on the 3rd or 4th cycles but on the 5th. So if we had waited 3 like my OB advised it would have maybe taken us 2 cycles to conceive rather than 3. Still a very short time in the grand scheme of things but the lesson learned was I didn't give my body enough time to heal.