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Laparotomy and Pregnancy

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  • 12-09-2010 9:33pm
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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭


    A question for those of you with some type of knowledge or should I ask in After Hours? :D

    So my Fiancee had a Laparotomy(Small Bowel Resection) and has a Temporary Ilesotomy.

    Somebody mentioned and I also Googled the query about the possibility of her getting pregnant, carrying full term and having a normal delivery.

    What are the possible outcomes regarding pregnancy after such a surgery?



    *Im aware that none of the reproduction organs were affected but Im still only a layman so I ask nonetheless.


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    bubbaloo
    Registered Users Posts: 758 ✭✭✭bubbaloo


    Hi Berty,
    I had a laparotomy in 2007 and I now have a little boy of 17 months!
    I had to have the surgery because of fertility issues (endometriosis) but after I had the surgery it was a case of finding the right fertility drugs for me and six months later I was pregnant with my little boy.
    I had an emergency c-section in the end but they had planned for me to have a normal delivery so there is no reason to rule it out.
    Best of luck to you and your fiancee.
    You can PM me if you have any questions.


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    CathyMoran
    Registered Users Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    Had a total oesophagestomy but am also a type 1 diabetic, for me I have always had problems putting on weight with my type of surgery but we have a lovely little boy (he was born by c-section due to the diabetes but having a normal birth was being discussed until the last day). His birth was unusual because not many women of reproductive age have the surgery I had but have heard of lots of women having babies after your fiancee's surgery.


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