What is the best method to remove endo

[Lilly12255]

I have a laparoscopy booked. I hear some people saying the best way to remove stage 1-2 endometriosis is burning. Others say it’s excision.

Same question for stage 3-4 endometriosis.

The objective of removing the endometriosis is fertility. Could you please tell me what you the think?

[ZiggyandBC]

I always think excision is the best way to go whether it’s severe or mild endo. My specialist has always told me that excision is the gold standard treatment of endo. I’ve never had ablation which is burning it away so don’t have experience of that 🙂 x

[Dogmad6 in reply to ZiggyandBC]

My top specialist told me burning away endometriosis can damage vital organs and can't go deep enough for this reason. Excision is the gold standard as far as I am aware. xx

[H4PP1]

I read this article yesterday… have a think if it might help with a conversation with your consultant … theguardian.com/australia-n...

[USgalwthendo in reply to H4PP1]

Hi H4PP1 I just posted this as well. My husband pointed it out to me. Found it extremely interesting

[H4PP1 in reply to USgalwthendo]

My husband found it for me too !

[Lindle]

Excision is the only way to remove deep endo but otherwise it isn't clear cut and is much more about the expertise of the surgeon than the method.

[Redfan]

Hi 👋

I can only really answer from my experience and this might not be the same for everyone. I had a laparoscopy and ablation (burning) and my pain returned fairly quickly and worse than before. I wasn't offered excision but if I was to go back I think I would have pushed for that if I could. I read that quite a lot of women that have ablation find their pain comes back quickly. I have recently been back to my gynae and they have advised against another laparoscopy at the minute because my last one wasn't only a few months ago. Again, this is just my experience but thought it was worth adding x