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324913 tn?1302869517

Curetage vs D&C ?

Hello all...  I was just wondering if anyone can answer a couple of questions for me.
First, is a curetage the same as D&C or is it a "lighter" version of a D&C??
Also, is anyone familiar with the idea of such a thing - the concept of "roughing up the uterus" - helping with implantation?
I've done 4 fresh IVF cycles and everything's been perfect... endometrium, eggs, embryos... but so far no pregnancy.  My doctor wants to do a hysteroscopy to just make sure there are no fibroids or polyps that we haven't picked up on u/s and also wants to do a "curetage".  He says that the very next month is the ideal time to do the next cycle as we'll have just done the curetage and so the endometrium is "new and fresh".
anyone know anything about this?
Many thanks.
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I have been trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years. my hubby is fine and I do not ovulate regular. I had an abnormal pap that was negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, but it suggested I might have a bening endocervical polyp or a mullerian type polyp? not sure what mullerian polyp is but. I have irregular bleeding and nothing showed on ultrasound. I have to have a D & C and I am praying that maybe this might help in some way increase my chances of getting pregnant.  And suggestiong or comments or help please
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324913 tn?1302869517
Beta's tomorrow but I'm really not considering it a beta... as far as I'm concerned it's simply a type of self-flagellation prior to allowing myself to move on!!
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458090 tn?1256321162
My Beta is Wed., my RE is an evil man and does them 14DP3DT.

And no, my last D&C was before my 1st IVF in June.  And something "tried" to stick, but it was probably a bad bean, not my uterus.

When is your beta?
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324913 tn?1302869517
Hi Sal... yes, that's what I thought... that they must be one and the same.
Thanks fo rletting me know that it's not too rough.  I actually completely forgot that you'd done this.  no... didn't forget, actually... thought you had something different.  So was your last one just before this last IVF?  
And would you PLEASE tell me when your beta is???
(love the "Dusting & Cleaning"!!)
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458090 tn?1256321162
Magda.. Hiya, GF!

Ok, D&C stands for "Dilation and Cutterage", so I'm going to assume it is the same thing.  He will look for polyps, scar tissue, etc.. and it's more of a scraping (sorry so graphic) unless you have a polyp, then that's an actual "cut".  I have had 2 and they are super easy recovery.  You'll be put under then wake up with a little cramping and spotting for a few days.  We have so much blood flow to the uterus, it heals itself very fast.  
Now emember that if he does find a polyp, you may have a tad more cramps (I did).  But my last one was 2 weeks before I started stims for my 1st IVF.

Good luck!!!

Sally

P.S.  Since I'm originally from Georgia, where we try and make everything sound genteel, in the south we like to call it a "Dusting and a Cleaning"   :)
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342988 tn?1299782356
it helps when scar tissue or other things are found.  if there is scar tissue or polps etc, then the egg has nothing good to attach to, so you want to remove that stuff.
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