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can't help with getting preggo thing... but I hope some encouraging words will be just as good. I have moderate endo low stage three high stage 2 is how my dr broke it out cause he said he doesn't like to rate it on a number system. I have been trying for 5 yrs and treatment this past year. It may be more difficult for us with endo but not totally impossible.. so i am right here with you in your journey and am hopnig the best for you and your husband.. Try to stay positive and for me personally I turned to acupuncture on top of my treatments, it has helped manage the endo pain and my cycles are not as heavy anymore either... plus I found it to be a good stress releiver....

hugs and best of luck... sticky baby dust to you

Thank you for your reply. Where are you in your treatment? I just had my second IUI done last Saturday. We are going to try one more IUI and move onto invitro.

unfortunately our town is very limited for options and my gyno said it would be a waste of money and time to try IUI for the simple fact that I have to travel 6-8hrs to get it done... so basically right now we are trying fert meds and in the mean time trying to save up for IVF which I hope we can afford by end of this year because in our province they don't cover anything fertility related... I do wish there was a facility that did these kinds of treatments closer because I would rather try some attempts of IUI first... good luck on your next IUI and I really hope you get your BFP...

Thank you! I wish you all the luck in the world on your journey as well. Thank you for your replies!

Hello flowers! I tried to post earlier but I guess it didn't work. So, I have 3 stories for you! My grandmother, mother, and I have all had severe endo. My grandmother had 2 children (she never was diagnosed with endo but had all the symptoms and could only have 2 children w/o birth control and marrying at 21). My mother had 6 years of IF and 4 surgeries to have me (26), my brother (25), and my sister (21). It took a while for her to get pregnant because endo treatment was very exploratory and sometimes made endo worse. With me I developed endo after I had my son. I was misdiagnosed by my nurse/widwife who was my doc with my son. She said I had PCOS and put me on a diet of no carbs. Well, that diet treats endo as well as drinking water for cancer. So, by the time I went to a real doc my endo was stage 4. I had large endometriomas (cysts on my ovaries containing endo) on both ovaries and my tubes were 4 times bigger than normal and eventually my tubes had to be removed because of the damage. However! After taking norethindrone to keep endo from growing and going through IVF I am 21 weeks along. So, there is hope!!! Doctors now know more about endo to treat it correctly. You can get pregnant with severe endo! :)

Hey Flowers! We have similar stories. I was diagnosed with stage 4 endo. four years ago. My OBGYN said I most likely would need IVF to have children. My husband and I have been TTC for about a year too. My RE wanted me to start off with IUI's because they are a lot less expensive than IVF. I will have my 3rd IUI with Clomid next week. If this doesn't work, then I think IVF is our next step. Wishing you all the best of luck!

I have stage 4 endo. My RE said it would be a waste of time for me to try anything but IVF. I have done 2 cycles which both have failed. I am getting ready to start a 3rd cycle. Hoping the 3rd cycle works!! My neighbor has stage 4 endo and she got pregnant on her own she had to have 6 surgeries but she still got pregnant on her own. My neighbor's sister also had stage 4 endo and got pregnant on her 2nd cycle of IVF. Wishing you the best of luck!!

I have endo stage 4 as well. I had the surgery to remove the majority of it. But as we all know it comes back. Having ther surgery gave us the option of trying IUI's & clomid...ect! But in the end that was all a waste of time and money. We concieved with IVF. I wish we had just done IVF right away. But the cost freaked us out. If I was you I would just look at IVF right away. it give you the best odds and that is really what you want if you ahve already been trying for a year. Good luck & best wishes!!!

Hi. I had mild endometriosis. I had all the symptoms, but my RE said the only way he could diagnose me was through surgery. I went through with the surgery and, sure enough, I had mild endometriosis, which my RE lasered off. After surgery, I went through 2 rounds of back-to-back IUIs along with a cocktail of medications (including Clomid, Ovidrel and injections). My doctor was very aggressive, but I am very thankful because I now have a 7 month old. I hope this provides you some hope! Good Luck!!