{"id":15504,"date":"2025-11-04T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/endometriosis-and-the-desire-to-have-children-can-i-get-pregnant\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:29:54","slug":"endometriosis-and-the-desire-to-have-children-can-i-get-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/endometriosis-and-the-desire-to-have-children-can-i-get-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"Endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis and the desi\u00adre to have child\u00adren: Can I get pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 5% to 15% of women of repro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00adve age have endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis. The dia\u00adgno\u00adsis par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly affects women who still wish to have child\u00adren. In the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing text, our fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty spe\u00adcia\u00adlist Dr Mann ans\u00adwers fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons from affec\u00adted women.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#whatis\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/signs-of-an-ectopic-pregnancy-in-the-5th-week-of-pregnancy\/#was_ist_eileiterschwangerschaft\"><\/a><a href=\"#schwanger_werden\">Can you get pregnant despi\u00adte endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#typical\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/signs-of-an-ectopic-pregnancy-in-the-5th-week-of-pregnancy\/#symptome_eileiterschwangerschaft\"><\/a><a href=\"#was_tun\">What can pati\u00adents do to ful\u00adfil their wish to have a child?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/signs-of-an-ectopic-pregnancy-in-the-5th-week-of-pregnancy\/#blutung_schwanger\"><\/a><a href=\"#risiko_schwangerschaft\">Do women with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis have a hig\u00adher risk of com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons during pregnan\u00adcy?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/signs-of-an-ectopic-pregnancy-in-the-5th-week-of-pregnancy\/#diagnostik\"><\/a><a href=\"#adenomyose\">What can women with ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis who wish to have child\u00adren do?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"whatis\">Endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis and the desi\u00adre to have child\u00adren: the key facts at a glan\u00adce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, tis\u00adsue from the ute\u00adrus grows, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, into the abdo\u00admi\u00adnal cavi\u00adty or the ova\u00adries. Pos\u00adsi\u00adble con\u00adse\u00adquen\u00adces include adhe\u00adsi\u00adons and inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon. Howe\u00adver, the\u00adre may also be no sym\u00adptoms at all.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In prin\u00adci\u00adple, women with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/life-situations\/becoming-pregnant\/\">can get pregnant<\/a>, but their fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty is redu\u00adced by 50%. With a litt\u00adle pati\u00adence or fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty tre\u00adat\u00adment, many are ulti\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly able to ful\u00adfil their wish to have a child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pati\u00adents have a hig\u00adher risk of com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons during pregnan\u00adcy. The risk of mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge is increased by 75%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If tis\u00adsue from the ute\u00adri\u00adne lining grows into the ute\u00adri\u00adne wall, this is refer\u00adred to as ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis. Fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty is even more limi\u00adt\u00aded in this case, but in prin\u00adci\u00adple the\u00adse women can also beco\u00adme pregnant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"schwanger_werden\">Can you get pregnant despi\u00adte endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents fear that they will not be able to ful\u00adfil their wish to have a child. Alt\u00adhough endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents are more often infer\u00adti\u00adle than avera\u00adge, many women beco\u00adme pregnant despi\u00adte the con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon. <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/life-situations\/becoming-pregnant\/causes-of-infertility\/\">Infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty<\/a> is only dia\u00adgno\u00adsed when pregnan\u00adcy does not occur after 12 months of regu\u00adlar unpro\u00adtec\u00adted inter\u00adcour\u00adse.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion dl-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-b101c92c\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>How high is the chan\u00adce of get\u00adting pregnant with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-3e45d344\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a woman with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty is redu\u00adced by about half. Sta\u00adtis\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly, this means for tho\u00adse wis\u00adhing to have child\u00adren: for a 22- to 23-year-old endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adent, the pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of beco\u00adming pregnant is 12.5% to 15%. For a healt\u00adhy woman in this age group, it is 25% to 30%.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pregnan\u00adcy rate of around 12.5% to 15% is typi\u00adcal for a healt\u00adhy 35-year-old. A 35-year-old with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, on the other hand, has a pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of 6.25% to 7.5% per cycle of beco\u00adming pregnant. For a healt\u00adhy <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/life-situations\/becoming-pregnant\/fertility-over-40\/\">woman over 40<\/a>, the pregnan\u00adcy rate per cycle is 5% to 8%; with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, the pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty decrea\u00adses to 2.5% to 4%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-5034b1a2\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Why can endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis impair fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-a10d1099\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In women dia\u00adgno\u00adsed with \u201cendo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis\u201d, tis\u00adsue simi\u00adlar to the ute\u00adri\u00adne lining grows out\u00adside the ute\u00adrus, for exam\u00adp\u00adle in the abdo\u00admi\u00adnal cavi\u00adty or in the ova\u00adry. Alt\u00adhough the endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis lesi\u00adons are benign, they can cau\u00adse seve\u00adre pain, inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon, cysts and adhe\u00adsi\u00adons. They can pose a mecha\u00adni\u00adcal obs\u00adta\u00adcle to beco\u00adming pregnant. Even women with a mild cour\u00adse of endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis and few adhe\u00adsi\u00adons can be infer\u00adti\u00adle. Why this is the case is still unclear. One pos\u00adsi\u00adble expl\u00adana\u00adti\u00adon is inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry pro\u00adces\u00adses in the abdo\u00admi\u00adnal cavi\u00adty, which can impair egg qua\u00adli\u00adty. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/diagnostics\/amh-test\/\">ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve<\/a> is often redu\u00adced. This means that affec\u00adted women have fewer eggs and enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/life-situations\/hormonal-health\/menopause-perimenopause\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/lebenssituationen\/hormongesundheit\/wechseljahre\/\">meno\u00adpau\u00adse<\/a> ear\u00adlier.       <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inci\u00adden\u00adtal\u00adly, the size of the growths does not neces\u00ads\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly say any\u00adthing about the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty of tho\u00adse affec\u00adted. Even small endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis lesi\u00adons can lead to infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, while even exten\u00adsi\u00adve adhe\u00adsi\u00adons may remain sym\u00adptom-free. Endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis can lead to infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, but it is not syn\u00adony\u00admous with it.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-post__hintergrund\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text\">Fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test for women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you affec\u00adted by endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis and would like to find out how your fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty is? With our spe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly deve\u00adlo\u00adped fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty tests, you can quick\u00adly and easi\u00adly obtain meaningful infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about your ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve and fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty. Choo\u00adse bet\u00adween a con\u00adve\u00adni\u00adent at-home test kit or a per\u00adso\u00adnal appoint\u00adment on site!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"dl-button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/diagnostics\/fertility-test\/\"><span class=\"gb-text\">Take the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test<\/span><span class=\"gb-shape\"><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"was_tun\">What can endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents do to ful\u00adfil their wish to have a child?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion dl-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-5c670162\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>1. See a doc\u00adtor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-15d11eeb\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is advi\u00adsa\u00adble to cont\u00adact a fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty cent\u00adre imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly for fur\u00adther cla\u00adri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of the dia\u00adgno\u00adsis. The\u00adre, it will be deter\u00admi\u00adned whe\u00adther endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis is real\u00adly the reason for infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, which is not always the case. It is also pos\u00adsi\u00adble that endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis is only one of many fac\u00adtors affec\u00adting fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty. Other pos\u00adsi\u00adble fac\u00adtors include hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal imba\u00adlan\u00adces and redu\u00adced <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/life-situations\/men\/prevention-for-men\/\">sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty<\/a> in the man. In fact, mul\u00adti\u00adple fac\u00adtors often occur at the same time. For exam\u00adp\u00adle, in one third of cou\u00adples with an unful\u00adfil\u00adled desi\u00adre to have child\u00adren, the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty of both part\u00adners is impai\u00adred. The more fac\u00adtors come tog\u00ade\u00adther and the less likely a pregnan\u00adcy is natu\u00adral\u00adly, the soo\u00adner tre\u00adat\u00adment should begin. Endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents over the age of 35 in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar should not lose valuable time, as fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty con\u00adti\u00adnues to decli\u00adne with incre\u00adasing age.       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-3e5cfb3d\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>2. Moni\u00adtor your cycle or start tre\u00adat\u00adment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-e5a3043a\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly for youn\u00adger pati\u00adents, it does not have to be an exten\u00adsi\u00adve the\u00adra\u00adpy with <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/treatments\/ivf-icsi\/\">assis\u00adted repro\u00adduc\u00adtion<\/a> right away. Depen\u00adding on the initi\u00adal situa\u00adti\u00adon, it may be suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent to moni\u00adtor the cycle first. Iden\u00adti\u00adfy\u00ading fer\u00adti\u00adle days and having inter\u00adcour\u00adse at the right time increa\u00adses the chan\u00adces of beco\u00adming pregnant natu\u00adral\u00adly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For older pati\u00adents, it is important to lose as litt\u00adle time as pos\u00adsi\u00adble. In the\u00adse cases, we recom\u00admend moving more quick\u00adly to a the\u00adra\u00adpy such as IVF. The same appli\u00ades to women who\u00adse fallo\u00adpian tubes are no lon\u00adger patent. If the pathway bet\u00adween the ova\u00adries and the ute\u00adrus is blo\u00adcked, assis\u00adted repro\u00adduc\u00adtion is the only way to achie\u00adve a pregnan\u00adcy. Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/costs\/\">cos\u00adts of assis\u00adted repro\u00adduc\u00adtion<\/a>.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inci\u00adden\u00adtal\u00adly, implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of the egg is not a pro\u00adblem for most pati\u00adents. This is sug\u00adgested by a stu\u00addy con\u00adduc\u00adted with egg donors. When eggs from healt\u00adhy women were implan\u00adted in endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents with an unful\u00adfil\u00adled desi\u00adre to have child\u00adren, the likeli\u00adhood of implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon did not wor\u00adsen. The results were very dif\u00adfe\u00adrent when the donor had endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis and the reci\u00adpi\u00adent did not. In this case, implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of the eggs was signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly poorer. This shows that egg qua\u00adli\u00adty is an issue for endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents, but implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon in the ute\u00adrus is not.     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-14d46979\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>3. Live healt\u00adhi\u00adly: nut\u00adri\u00adti\u00adon tips &amp; home reme\u00addies for endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adents who wish to have child\u00adren<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-9f2eadb3\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various nut\u00adri\u00adents are curr\u00adent\u00adly being dis\u00adcus\u00adsed as poten\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly having a posi\u00adti\u00adve effect on egg qua\u00adli\u00adty. The\u00adse include vit\u00adamin D, coen\u00adzy\u00adme Q10 and folic acid. In fact, we have had simi\u00adlar expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces at our fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty cent\u00adre: when we car\u00adry out seve\u00adral IVF tre\u00adat\u00adments for an endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis pati\u00adent who adjus\u00adts her nut\u00adri\u00adent inta\u00adke in the mean\u00adti\u00adme, we some\u00adti\u00admes see impro\u00adve\u00adments. It may the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre be wort\u00adhwhile opti\u00admi\u00adsing your diet befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy. It is also advi\u00adsa\u00adble to stop smo\u00adking, as tob\u00adac\u00adco con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon has a nega\u00adti\u00adve effect on ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve. Also avo\u00adid being under\u00adweight or over\u00adweight, have gene\u00adral ill\u00adnesses trea\u00adted and exer\u00adcise regu\u00adlar\u00adly. All of this helps you get fit for pregnan\u00adcy.      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\" class=\"dl-img-left gb-media-3554a67f\" alt=\"Chance of getting pregnant with endometriosis\" title=\"Chances\" src=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chancen-e1637670642269.jpg\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-text\">How many women beco\u00adme pregnant after endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis sur\u00adgery?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ques\u00adti\u00adon was inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/humrep\/article\/33\/9\/1669\/5059386\">stu\u00addy<\/a> from France invol\u00adving 55 pati\u00adents with deep endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis lesi\u00adons. They were all the same age and were trea\u00adted by the same doc\u00adtor. Thir\u00adty-six of them wan\u00adted a child. In fact, the\u00adre were 29 births in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing years. Even 74% of the women suc\u00adcee\u00added, despi\u00adte having tried unsuc\u00adcessful\u00adly to beco\u00adme pregnant for at least a year before\u00adhand. In about half of the cases, pregnan\u00adcy occur\u00adred natu\u00adral\u00adly; in the other half, as a result of fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty tre\u00adat\u00adment. Young age, nor\u00admal weight and a low seve\u00adri\u00adty of endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis favour the onset of pregnan\u00adcy, accor\u00adding to ano\u00adther <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0301211519300740\">stu\u00addy<\/a>.      <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"risiko_schwangerschaft\">Do women with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis have a hig\u00adher risk of com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons during pregnan\u00adcy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accor\u00adding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/1933719117749760?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&amp;rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&amp;rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&amp;\">stu\u00addy<\/a>, tho\u00adse affec\u00adted more often give birth to small and under\u00adweight babies. New\u00adborns are also more often born pre\u00adma\u00adtu\u00adre\u00adly. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, accor\u00adding to a lar\u00adge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivf.com.au\/resources\/news\/endometriosis-associated-with-a-greater-risk-of-complications-in-pregnancy\">stu\u00addy<\/a>, pati\u00adents have a 75% hig\u00adher risk of mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge. The risk of a pregnan\u00adcy out\u00adside the ute\u00adrus was three times as high as in women wit\u00adhout endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis. The cau\u00adse of the\u00adse com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons could be inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon in the abdo\u00admi\u00adnal cavi\u00adty and chan\u00adges in the ute\u00adrus.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1814\" class=\"dl-img-right gb-media-4fab2cfc\" alt=\"Illustration of the uterus to explain diagnostics and treatment when trying to conceive.\" src=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_10266-2048x1451.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"adenomyose\">What can women with ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis who wish to have child\u00adren do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis is essen\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis in the ute\u00adri\u00adne wall. In this case, tis\u00adsue from the ute\u00adri\u00adne lining grows into the mus\u00adcle tis\u00adsue of the ute\u00adrus. Implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of the egg is then signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly more dif\u00adfi\u00adcult. Wit\u00adhout ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis, the pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon is 40%; with ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis, only 20%. Nevert\u00adhel\u00adess, affec\u00adted women also have a chan\u00adce of beco\u00adming pregnant.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur\u00adgery is gene\u00adral\u00adly not pos\u00adsi\u00adble, as the tis\u00adsue usual\u00adly grows dif\u00adfu\u00adse\u00adly and is dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to remo\u00adve. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, the\u00adre is a risk of inju\u00adring the ute\u00adrus during sur\u00adgery. Sur\u00adgery only makes sen\u00adse in indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal cases, when a sin\u00adgle, cle\u00adar\u00adly defi\u00adned lesi\u00adon needs to be remo\u00adved.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hor\u00admo\u00adne the\u00adra\u00adpy may be an alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adve. It may be able to shrink the ade\u00adno\u00adma, which in turn could increase the chan\u00adces of pregnan\u00adcy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once pregnan\u00adcy has occur\u00adred, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/diagnostics\/miscarriage-diagnostics\/\" id=\"772\">mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge rate<\/a> is signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly hig\u00adher than in healt\u00adhy women. Tho\u00adse affec\u00adted should the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre be espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly careful to fol\u00adlow the recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons that are advi\u00adsed to all pregnant women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes, for exam\u00adp\u00adle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>stop smo\u00adking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>redu\u00adce cof\u00adfee con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon to two cups a day<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>avo\u00adid alco\u00adhol as much as pos\u00adsi\u00adble<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>attend regu\u00adlar pre\u00adna\u00adtal check-ups<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can at least redu\u00adce the risk of mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge some\u00adwhat. Even though women with endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis or ade\u00adno\u00admyo\u00adsis face chal\u00adlenges when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, we would like to encou\u00adra\u00adge ever\u00adyo\u00adne affec\u00adted. Some beco\u00adme pregnant natu\u00adral\u00adly, others with spe\u00adcia\u00adlist medi\u00adcal sup\u00adport. Do not hesi\u00adta\u00adte to seek help, and keep going!   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 5% to 15% of women of repro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00adve age have endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis. The dia\u00adgno\u00adsis par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly affects women who still wish to have child\u00adren. In the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing text, our fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty spe\u00adcia\u00adlist Dr Mann ans\u00adwers fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons from affec\u00adted women. 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