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A little over two years ago, at the age of 33 I was diagnosed with dermoid cysts on both my ovaries. Because I wanted to try to have children the doctor chose to do the surgery where I was cut open like during a c-section.
During the surgery, my right ovary was found to be torsioned by the cyst and the ovary (and I think, though I'm not sure , the fallopian tube was also removed). The cyst on my right ovary was roughly the size of a Nerf football. My left ovary was partially removed along with a cyst the size of a softball/grapefruit.
I was told that getting pregnant naturally wasn't an option for me and referred to a fertility doctor for further testing. I was originally diagnosed with three types of infertility: unspecified, tubal, and uterine. It turns out my uterus was heart-shaped because it didn't fuse right when I was a fetus. I had a successful corrective surgery to repair the uterus. At that point, I was told that IVF was my best/only chance for pregnancy and that the success would likely be in the 25-30% range. The unspecified and tubal infertility were never addressed as during the process of my illness my marriage dissolved and I decided not to pursue having children.
Fast forward two years.
I just turned 36 and found out that I am pregnant. The baby was conceived without any medical intervention during what was the first ovulation cycle that I was active with my partner.
What are the odds of this happening? High? Good? Average? Poor? Very poor?
Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
I had accepted that I could not have children of my own and was content with that idea ... and then ... surprise.
During the surgery, my right ovary was found to be torsioned by the cyst and the ovary (and I think, though I'm not sure , the fallopian tube was also removed). The cyst on my right ovary was roughly the size of a Nerf football. My left ovary was partially removed along with a cyst the size of a softball/grapefruit.
I was told that getting pregnant naturally wasn't an option for me and referred to a fertility doctor for further testing. I was originally diagnosed with three types of infertility: unspecified, tubal, and uterine. It turns out my uterus was heart-shaped because it didn't fuse right when I was a fetus. I had a successful corrective surgery to repair the uterus. At that point, I was told that IVF was my best/only chance for pregnancy and that the success would likely be in the 25-30% range. The unspecified and tubal infertility were never addressed as during the process of my illness my marriage dissolved and I decided not to pursue having children.
Fast forward two years.
I just turned 36 and found out that I am pregnant. The baby was conceived without any medical intervention during what was the first ovulation cycle that I was active with my partner.
What are the odds of this happening? High? Good? Average? Poor? Very poor?
Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
I had accepted that I could not have children of my own and was content with that idea ... and then ... surprise.
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