Look for the signs and know what can be done ...
Julie is a 33 year old hairdresser with her own successful salon. She and her partner David had been trying on and off for about four years to have a baby and needed a treatment plan. Her periods had become increasingly painful and intercourse was uncomfortable which it never had been before. Her GP had checked her ovulation with a blood test and all seemed ok – as did a pelvic ultrasound scan. David had had his sperm count checked and that seemed fine. Julie then had an operation called a laparoscopy and while she was asleep a small telescope was put through her belly button. This showed that tissue from inside her womb had come out into her pelvis (endometriosis). This was removed with an electrical probe (cautery) and she conceived after 4 months of trying.
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