Ask the Experts
Belinda and Larry Wurn are experts in manual therapy for chronic pain and dysfunction, such as endometriosis, intercourse pain, adhesion-related disorders and female infertility. Together, they have more than 50 years of clinical experience treating a wide variety of complex conditions. Studies have been published about their work in some of the most prestigious medical journals in the US.
The Wurns are pleased to share their decades of knowledge by answering individual questions at this blog page. If you have a question you would like answered by either of them, you may post it here.
February 17th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I had been trying for years to get pregnant. I’m 45 and just finding out from a fertility doctor that I have bilateral hydrosalpinx. Is the Wurn technique offered in every state such as Dallas,TX. Looking for a natural solution without going throught IVF which is very expensive. Please help!
February 18th, 2009 at 7:19 am
We have done pretty well for women with hydrosalpinx, and presented an abstract to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine about our success in this area. We have seen natural pregnancies and live births from women we treated with either bilateral hydrosalpinx, or with hydrosalpinx in one tube, when the patient only had one tube (the other had been removed several years earlier).
We are in a pre-publication stage of our book, Miracle Moms, Better Sex, Less Pain, but we would be glad to email you Chapter Six: Blocked Fallopian Tubes from that book, if you like. Hydrosalpinx is covered in some detail there, along with three stories written by women who came to CPT for treatment of hydrosalpinx.
We don’t yet have a Texas clinic, but we do have locations in Florida, California, and Iowa. Most patients fly into one of our clinics for the five-day program.
I hope this answers your questions.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
February 24th, 2009 at 2:47 am
last march i burned my tubes and i regreat it now , can i have more children?
February 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
If your fallopian tubes have been closed surgically, the only way to re-open them would be to have a corrective surgery (called an anastamosis).
If you opt for this surgery to reattach the burned parts of your fallopian tubes, your physician will test to see if the tubes are open. If they are, that will generally give you a “window of opportunity” to become pregnant.
If your tubes are still closed after surgery, or if they re-close at some later point (good to re-check them after 6 months, if you’re not pregnant), you should consider the therapy we offer.
There are two ways that you can potentially have children without fallopian tubes:
1) As long as you are producing eggs of good quality, you can have IVF with your own eggs, and your partner’s sperm
2) You can have IVF with donor eggs (from someone else) and your partner’s sperm at almost any age.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
February 26th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I am 37 years old, Jan 14th 2009 I had a hysterectomy leaving my ovaries this was done vaginally, I also had
a 6 cm fybroid attached to my uterus that was removed.I am now in massive pain, I was hospitalized with a
post operative infection last week.My doctor has done 4 ct scans and 2 ultrasounds, which one showed infection, in which i was treated for.Now i am in massive left side pain, with shooting pains thru my pelvic area.
I am on oxycodone which is not helping with pain.I have never in my life been in so much pain. Do ct scans show pelvic adhesions? What do i do now? I have two children that have been affected by this horrible nightmare. My doctor is not knowing what to do with me next. I have been off work now for 6 weeks, I had
went back to the emergency room last night for pain, they then did another ultrasound and have found nothing. Do i need a mri or some other type of scan? Thank You
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 am
I am so sorry that you are in so much pain. I will answer, not as a physician, but as a therapist who treats a significant amount of pelvic and post-surgical pain. Also, we do not have intimate knowledge of your case, how treatment of the infection is going, etc.
The physician will generally want to first treat the infection. Once the infection has passed, your pain may go away. If the infection passes and you still have pain, we find the cause is often mechanical (e.g. adhesions – or a mechanical pull that was created by the surgery itself).
You are right that adhesions are generally difficult to visualize by CT and MRI. However, you can deduce a lot by examining your own experience with the pain. What is the “quality” of the pain? When does it hurt? What increases the pain? What decreases it (besides medications), if anything. When did it start? Was it there as soon as the post-surgical pain killers wore off, or did it come on later?
In our experience, vaginal hysterectomies that are accompanied by “tacking” other structures (vagina, bladder, rectum) can sometimes cause a moderate to severe pull on the structures which were tacked up during surgery. This pull can cause significant pain in some women.
If this is the case for you, the pull or pain are generally felt right after surgery – and it does not get better. In these cases, the pain will often increase when you undergo certain positions or movements that pull on the stitched area – movements such as standing, coughing, stretching, bowel movements, even deep breathing, in some cases. You can ask to see your surgical report and see if the physician “tacked” or “stitched” any other structures after removing your uterus. If so, were those tacks in the area where you are now having pain?
In patients who have pain that appears immediately after surgery and does not decrease, we find that the surgeon will generally have to go back in to repair the areas that are pulling and causing you pain as you undergo the normal movements of your life.
If the pain began slowly after you recovered from the surgery and there is no infection, that indicates to us that post-operative adhesions have formed, and their pull is causing you pain. That pain can also cause increase with certain movements, helping us locate the adhesions which are causing your symptoms. In that case, we could treat you non-surgically, but we would want to wait until eight to twelve weeks after surgery to treat you.
I hope this helps. If you would like to complete one of our questionnaires, we can review your case in detail. Once we have that in hand, we would be able to give you more valuable information. In that case, glad to consult with you by phone (at no charge).
March 12th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
sir my ist child daughter have congenetal adrenal hyperplasia and i am planning for next child .doctors advised me to have dna analysis which is unavailable in pakistan .we would like to come to your clinic for having the test and treatment.
March 14th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
i was wondering if you go and have the 20 hours of treatment do you have to get INV? i wasn’t planning on doing INV also and by what i have ready it seems you wouldn’t need to do that because the CPT works and you can have a natural pregnancy without INV. I am interested in having the CPT but dont want to have to deal with and do the INV also. So i was wondering what would be best to just try the CPT first and go from there oir just plan to do them both.
March 16th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Dear sir,
Thank you for your question about treatment in patients of CAH. I think you may misunderstand what we do here.
We do not actually test or treat the congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We are a manual therapy clinic that treats scarring and adhesions. We help increase function and decrease pelvic pain in women and girls who underwent CAH surgery, earlier in their lives.
Here is what we see: Girls who undergo early surgery for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) often have moderate to severe side-effects from the surgery. As they grow up, many have pelvic pain or other symptoms.
Our work is designed to decrease the scarring from early surgery. It is a manual physical therapy that feels like a deep massage, but is quite effective at reversing the effects of surgery – even surgeries that were done at an early age.
I hope this helps you understand better what we can do, and what we do not do. Thank you again for your question.
March 16th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Dear Carol,
Thank you for your question. When you write ‘INV’ I assume you are speaking of ‘in vitro fertilization,’ also called ‘IVF.’
The answer to your question is that it all depends on your history and we would need to review your paperwork to discuss your specific case.
Generally speaking, many women come to us to receive our natural therapy alone (do not intend to pursue IVF) to try and conceive. Many others come to receive our therapy before a scheduled IVF to help increase the chances of an IVF pregnancy. We also commonly see women who say, “I will try CPT first to see if I can become pregnant naturally. If I don’t have a natural pregnancy in the time that I want, I know that their therapy has been shown to increase IVF rates as well – so I can still have IVF later, with increased probability of success.”
If you would like to complete a questionnaire, we can schedule you for a free confidential phone consultation with a therapist to discuss your case more completely. That is available to you at this URL: http://clearpassage.com/forms/questionnaire.php I hope this helps.
March 16th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Hello my name is rosa and i have been trying to have a baby for about 2 years with no success. I do have pcos and on medications for that. I found your website through a friend and i was wondering if you can help. I hope to hear from you soon.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
Hi Rosa,
I am sorry it has taken me a while to respond. While I have been a therapist for 20+ years, I am still a blog “newbie” so I missed your post.
We have had several natural successes in women with PCOS. Best would probably be for you to complete a questionnaire and send it in. After we review your history in depth with you, we can put you in touch with a woman who has a similar history. That way, you can speak with both a therapist and a patient with a background or symptoms similar to yours. Hope that helps!
Larry
April 6th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Hola,
Acabo de accesar a esta pagina, y quisiera saber en que consiste el tratamiento sin cirugia para Hidrosalpinx, a mi me ligaron mis trompas para realizarme un FIV, si exito al ver esta informacion me da la idea si puedo hacer reversion de ligadura, y someterme al tratamiento de ustedes. no se si califico? mi Historia tuve un parto gemelar hace 12 anos( no asistido por tratamiento fue normal), y espere mucho tiempo para volver a buscar un embarazo y me dio endometrosis que me causo Hidro, me ligaron para hacerme FIv, segun un epecialista que acabo de consultar, me dice que ya las trompas estan mas dañadas por la ligadura, y el unico camino en Invitros, y la verdad son tan costosos que no puedo realizarme otro mas, ya que llevo 2
espero su respuesta gracias.
April 13th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Marlen,
Si bien hemos tenido buenos resultados y bloqueado la apertura de los tubos llenos de líquido (hidrosálpinx), no podemos abrir los tubos que han sido sujetos vinculados o cierre en la cirugía. Tendría que someterse a la cirugía para volver a abrir sus tubos, o la fertilización in vitro.
Larry
Translation:
Marlin: Hello, I just read your website page and wanted to know the process for opening hydrosalpinx without surgery. I also want to know if I qualify for therapy. My tubes were tied surgically. Endometriosis caused my hydrosalpinx, and has damaged the tubes. They tell me my only choice is IVF, but I can’t afford that. Can you help? Thank you for your reply.
Larry: While we have had good success opening tubes blocked and filled with liquid (hydrosalpinx), we cannot open tubes that have been tied or clamped shut in surgery. You would have to undergo surgery to reopen your tubes, or in vitro fertilization.
April 14th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Dear Sir, I have a serious issue my tubes have been tied not cut or burnt for two years now is there any possible way that I could get pregnant?
April 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Dear Shelly,
As you have a similar issue as Maria above (Februray 24 post) I am referring you to Larry Wurn’s reply above on February 24. I hope that helps.
Best wishes,
Amy
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I am 39 years old, married 4 years,never being on any birth control, never miss a peroid,my husband had 2 kids before,I am a Vegetarian,HHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Dear Rosemary, Have you discussed your fertility issues with your gynecologist? Have you and your husband had any sort of fertility testing? That would be a good first step.
Basically, there are two types of female infertility: medical/hormonal and mechanical. It is important to know which you have (or both), and also whether the problem lies with you or your husband (or both).
If you would like us to review your case in depth, please complete a medical history questionnaire at http://clearpassage.com/forms/questionnaire.php. Send that to us and we can set up a courtesy consult. Be sure to include your complete history of falls, accidents, infections, inflammations and surgeries – all of which can contribute to mechanical infertility. We can discuss your case more effectively when we can see your specific history. Thanks.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Have a look at the adhesions pages on the web site please.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
could you tell me if this technique could work for adhesions that come from breast surgery mastectomy.. as well as recently I have had abdominal surgery with subsequent MRSA infection in the abdomen following the reconstructive surgery..
Mostly there is marked weakness in the abdominal wall that feels like a inguinal hernia but I am being told that it is a weak wall..
The thing that botheres me the most is the scar tissue that has formed on the newly constructed breasts.. they are so tight that it makes it hard to get full use from my arms.. I also have nerve burning that goes on almost 24 hours a day..
Are there centers in other areas beside Florida, I am in California.
Thank you,
cheryl
June 26th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Hi Cheryl,
The non-surgical therapy is generally very effective at treating post-mastectomy adhesions. Per your symptoms, the abdominal surgery and subsequent infection likely caused significant additional adhesion formation in your abdomen and possibly into nearby structures. Based on the pain pattern you described, you should notice results relatively quickly (during the first few hours of therapy).
Simply put, surgeries cause adhesions to form as part of the healing process. Chronic pain that persists or exists weeks after surgery is a good indication that excessive post-surgical adhesions are causing pain.
In your case, the post-surgical adhesions were unfortunately complicated and exacerbated by the infection. The body forms adhesions to surround and isolate infected tissues. After the infection has passed, the adhesions remain in the body as a permanent by-product of the healing process which took place in that area (whether from surgery or from infection). There, they can form bonds that can feel like an intermittent or constant pull with certain movements, as adhesive straight-jacket bind structures that should be freely mobile for proper pain-free function.
The burning you describe could certainly be related. We would want to know more about that specific pain (e.g., exact location on our body, time it began in relation to the surgery and infection, intensity of the burning, if it started small, then grew, spread or remained in place, etc.).
We have a clinical site in southern California (Orange County). Our programs cater to out-of-towners; Most therapy sessions start Monday morning and complete Friday afternoon.
I suggest you complete a medical history questionnaire (available at the top-right of most of our website pages) for a thorough analysis with follow-up phone conversation. Our Director will review your case, then make herself available to ask you further questions about your history and symptoms. and to answer any questions you may have. Among other things, we want to understand your cancer history and your present state in that regard. I hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
Clear Passage Therapies
July 4th, 2009 at 1:50 am
After reading your site, I am certain from my symptoms and past history that I have adhesions. I can actually feel the tension and pulling in the uterus area and elsewhere. I have been pregnant a few times before in my earlier years so this would be secondary infertility I believe. My question is, if it is secondary infertility and it is the adhesions causing the problem, if I come for treatment, and clear the adhesions, does that mean that I have a pretty good chance of fixing my infertility issue? I understand this is a general question/answer. I know you would have to see me first. I’m just wondering if the fact that I have been able to get pregnant in the past would mean that I would have a better chance of becoming pregnant naturally after treatment.
Thank You,
Candace
July 8th, 2009 at 12:02 am
I have been having cysts in my ovaries ever since I was 17. At about 23 I had to have one of my ovaries removed due to an abscess. At 29 years old I once again have a cyst in my ovary. I also found out that my fallopian tube is blocked. Could the reason I keep having cyst be because of my fallopian tube being blocked?
July 13th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Candace,
Absolutely. Adhesions are a primary cause of infertility, and probably the main cause of ‘unexplained’ infertility. This is what we treat every day, as we have for the past 20 years.
If you complete a questionnaire and send it in, we will be glad to discuss your specific case with you in greater depth. Hope this answers your question!
Best wishes,
Larry
July 13th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Rita,
This is something you will want to discuss with your physician. I have not heard of a relationship between recurring cysts and blocked fallopian tubes. We can open blocked fallopian tubes without surgery, more often than not, if that is a concern of need for you. Our work does not address recurring cysts.
Best,
Larry
July 21st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
My husband had epichondylitis in both arms and had surgery on each. He developed such bad scar tissue and further problems, along with epichondylitis coming back. He then went for surgery on each arm again to remove the scar tissue and reconstruction of the tendon on each arm. Within 3-5 months, all the problems came back. He is in such pain all the time and has been told there is nothing else they can do for him, another surgery is totally out of the question due to the fact of the way he forms and builds scar tissue so fast and so much.
It looks as your technique is only used in abdominal, breast, torso areas. Do you apply this in other areas of the body where people have had surgeries and have formed scar tissue?
July 21st, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Dear Karen,
I am so sorry to hear about your husband’s scarring. We treat scar tissue anywhere in the body that we can access. In fact, the scar tissue he has is actually much more accessible than the abdomen and pelvis, so I would expect good results.
I suggest he complete one of our medical History Questionnaires and schedule a consult with one of our Directors (http://www.clearpassage.com/forms/questionnaire.php). This will give you and our therapist a better idea of whether or not this therapy can help him.
Best wishes,
Larry
August 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I had my tubal reversal surgery almost 2 years ago this November. Still no luck with getting pregnant.
Very Disappointing. My fertility doctor is the best in Dallas and he still cant figure it out why i am not pregnant.
I had 2 HSG’s everything is clear and my husband is wonderful in the sperm department. Do you think this
therapy will help me achieve pregnancy?
August 6th, 2009 at 8:34 am
was just diagnosed via laporoscope i hav 2blocked tubes near the ovary.would your program help.i live in ireland would it be possible to fly over for treatmnent?
August 7th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Please help with abdomen scar tissue.
August 14th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Hi Jennie,
We would like to read your physician’s typed surgical report. All surgeons in the US will prepare a typed report of exactly what was done in each surgical procedure. If you can get that and fax it to us (352.336-9980), it may shed more light on your specific case.
The one thing we know is that you have had two surgeries on your fallopian tubes. These organs are among the smallest and most delicate structures in the body. They also contain a lush garden of tiny cilia, finger-like projections that resemble a sea of the most delicate coral imaginable.
When fallopian tubes undergo a single surgery, adhesions lay down like a glue to assist in the repair. The adhesive fibers tend to bind down the delicate tissues within, such as the tiny cilia within your tube, restricting their function. In your case, this has happened twice (after each of your two surgeries).
Another potential problem we see is that the fibrous cross-links that repair the tube (and comprise adhesions) sometimes cause spasm within the tube. When we free the binding-down effect of these adhesive fibers, the process tends to reverse these problems.
It sounds as if your surgeon did an excellent job. It is extremely difficult to re-attach tubes that had been surgically closed, and have them work again for any length of time. Unfortunately, the finest surgeon cannot stop the body’s repair mechanism, these adhesive fibres from forming beyond the site of the surgical repair, on the inside of the tube. Thus, the tube may look clear, but inside, areas may be bound down, decreasing your fertility.
You may view an artist’s rendering of the inside of the tube by downloading (for free) Chapter Six of our Miracle Moms book (see http://clearpassage.com/resources/ebook.php). This chapter deals exclusively with blocked fallopian tubes. I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
Clear Passage Therapies
August 14th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Hi Selina,
Yes, published studies show that we have successfully opened fallopian tubes that are blocked distally (near the ovary), in many cases. Our published success rate in this area is 50%, a number which is much higher than surgical success rates for distal occlusion. Also included in this group are women with hydrosalpinx, which is even more difficult to treat.
Most of the women whose tubes opened went on to have natural, full-term pregnancies. Several have had second natural pregnancies and births, with no further surgery.
Part of the difficulty for surgeons is that the distal tube (where yours are blocked) contains very delicate, flower petal-like fimbriae (fingers) designed to grasp the single-celled egg. It is nearly impossible for physicians to cut or burn adhesions in this area without damaging these delicate structures. That problem does not appear to exist with this manual therapy, which is designed to detach the adhesive fibres, strand by strand.
You should also know that our success rates are based on patients we treated over a decade ago. I have to assume that, with an additional ten years of experience, we are getting better at this all the time.
We regularly treat patients from other countries, including Ireland. All of our published data is based on a 20-hour treatment, which you can receive in five days. Most women start therapy on Monday morning, and complete Friday afternoon.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
Clear Passage Therapies
August 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Hello Dottie
Can you be a bit more specific in your question? Please advise your exact concern with “abdomen scar tissue.” Is it causing pain, or poor digestion? Is there a place where you feel it pulling? Or is it simply that you don’t like the look of the scar, and you want to look better? How long have you been concerned? Is the problem getting worse, or staying the same? What makes it feel better? worse?
The more specific you can be, the more useful my response will be for you. OK?
Thanks!
Larry
August 18th, 2009 at 7:53 am
hello again thanks for the information its sounds promising!it turns out they are not recommending the surgery here as you have said it can do more damage they said the same.is there any way i could get a quotation for the price of the treatment?i would be greatful if you could send on a rough estimate.its an excuse anyway for a holiday to the states as i have never been.
thank you again.
Selina
August 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
hi – thank you for creating a wonderful resource.
my husband (36) and i (34) are interested in conceiving. we’ve never used protection and were surprised that we never got pregnant. after 2 -3 years, we went to a nurse practitioner to figure out what was wrong. an ultrasound and other tests revealed my ovaries are good but i have 1 blocked tube. i think it is due to scarring from untreated pid but i am not sure. he also had his sperm checked and it revealed low sperm count and lack of quality, however a urologist said that that shouldnt be a problem – probably my blocked tube.
fyi – my cycle is regular; 7 days long and takes place every 30-31 days.
the nurse said that she could get me pregnant with ivf and a sperm donor. 1) i really want to know if i can conceive naturally and 2) my preference is with his sperm. would clear passage be an option? what are your thoughts?
any insight/direction would be helpful.
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
Has the Wurn Technique ever been used on a male – suffering with Peyronie’s – in order to break up penile scar tissue? If so, what information can you provide?
Thanks,
Kay
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hi Dr. Wurn
Before I went on birth control as an adult, I had really bad cramping and pelvic pain during my periods as a kid. Once off the birth control, my pain isn’t so bad anymore, but I’m worried that I had endometriosis back then and possibly scar tissue now. I was finally able to get pregnant using Clomid 1.5 years after we started trying for a baby (which ended in miscarriage) but now, even with Clomid, diet, and exercise, we aren’t having any luck conceiving. Hubby’s sperm is fine. So again, I’m worried that what’s stopping us could be old scar tissue. Does this sound likely?
I am SO happy I found out about your technique! The thought of surgery always makes me want to vomit.
Thanks!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Hello SK,
Thank you for your kind words about this resource.
Blockage from PID is generally caused by scarring that forms in response to the infection and subsequent inflammation. According to medical journal studies, there are two ways to clear that blockage.
Minimally invasive surgery has been shown to clear a proximal blockage (near the uterus, where most PID related blockages occur.) Unfortunately, the re-occurrence of blockage in these cases was measured at 81%, six months after surgery. Blockage at the mid-tube or distal areas (closer to the ovaries) are more problematic for surgeons, requiring laparoscopy or open surgery (laparotomy).
The manual physical therapy we developed has been shown in a study published in January, 2008 to open tubes in 61% of women with total tubal blockage. Most of these women went on to have natural full-term pregnancies. There was no measurement of re-occlusion, but we assume that does not occur since several of our successes went on to have two or more full-term natural pregnancies after the first.
Since the occlusion one of your tubes was due to PID (an infection/inflammation that occurs at the top of your uterus) it is reasonable to expect that some scarring occurred in that area, likely affecting the other tube, as well. Therapy to address adhesions would address that area; the surgeon may or may not be able to do so.
There is not much we can do for your husband’s sperm quality. We would defer to your husband’s physician for that information.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
August 26th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Dear MK,
Judging from your response to the birth control pills, it does appear to us that you had endometriosis. In our experience, this condition is generally accompanied or followed by adhesions. The adhesions act like tiny nylon ropes, attaching the endometrial tissue to underlying, pain-sensitive structures. Then when the endometrial tissue swells each menstrual cycle, it appears to us that the pull on those adhesive strands is what causes the pain.
Unfortunately, the body does not have a way to dissolve adhesions. Surgery can cut or burn them, but the trauma of surgery creates more adhesions, more often than not. Thus, many women with endometriosis pain and surgery enter a cycle of pain-surgery-pain-surgery.
You have chosen not to enter that cycle which, to our way of thinking, is a good thing. However, the adhesions and their cross-links (the individual strands that comprise adhesions) remain in your body after the endometriosis – or any inflammation – has passed. These tiny but powerful strands do not show up on x-rays, CT scans, or other diagnostic tests. Nevertheless, they can glue down the delicate tissues of the reproductive tract, decreasing mobility and function, causing infertility and/or pain.
In short, the answer to your question of “is it likely that adhesions (old scar tissue, in your case) are affecting my fertility?” is “yes.”
I hope this long-winded reply was OK; I just wanted you to have a full explanation.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
Clear Passage Therapies
August 30th, 2009 at 2:18 am
I’m 37 and my infertility was undiagnosed for 2 /2 years. New RE found that I have moderately damaged tubes and minimally damaged ovaries b/c of PID (10-15 years ago). Just had laparoscopy to remove adhesions and am looking for a method to heal from the surgery w/o gaining new adhesions b/c of the surgery. (Castor Oil pack in the meantime?)
My questions are can your massage therapy help with that issue and can this massage therapy help me get pregnant. (I was told that my chances of a viable pregnancy are @20-25%.)
August 31st, 2009 at 11:30 am
Dear Kay
We have had limited success treating Peyronie’s Disease. I place our success rates at about 50%.
This condition is not treated in all of our clinics. If you have the gentleman complete a questionnaire, we will follow-up appropriately with him. If we feel we can help him, we will say so. If we don’t, or if we feel we will have only limited success, we will tell him that, as well.
In some cases, the female partner of a man with Peyronie’s will present with internal vaginal scarring from intercourse with her partner. We can usually help that condition significantly. However, if the male is not treated and corrected, that scarred vaginal condition will likely return.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Services
Clear Passage Therapies
September 1st, 2009 at 9:50 am
Dear Lisa,
I am so sorry to hear about the PID, subsequent adhesions, and laparoscopy. Based on the information you provided, you seem to be a very appropriate candidate for this therapy. According to our published results (Medscape General Medicine, 2004) the chances for a natural pregnancy in women averaging 5 years’ infertility was 71%. The great majority of these women went on to have full-term births. The women in this study included challenging cases, such as women with tubal adhesions due to PID, and those with totally blocked fallopian tubes.
The fact that your tubes are presently open, and that the duration of your infertility is ‘only’ two years should give you an advantage over many of these patients. To get a more definitive answer as to whether or not we might be able to help you, it would be helpful for us to review the specifics of your medical and surgical history, including traumas (e.g. falls onto your bottom,) accidents, other surgeries, etc. For that reason, I suggest you download and complete a medical history questionnaire at http://clearpassage.com/forms/questionnaire.php Once out Director reviews it, she will be glad to speak with you personally about whether or not she feels you may benefit from this therapy. There is no charge for this service.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Larry Wurn
Director of Clinical Studies
Clear Passage Therapies, Inc.