What is Asherman's Syndrome as Louise Thompson could have 'painful' condition
14.09.2022 - 16:17
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has opened up about possibly having a rare illness called Asherman's syndrome.
Louise shared she'd been told the adhesions in her uterus were 'likely' to be Asherman's syndrome. The 32-year-old talked about the dilemma to her 1.4 million Instagram followers on Tuesday, having suffered symptoms including cramping and missed periods for 10 months.
The mother-of-one has been open about her health struggles and PTSD after giving birth to her son Leo-Hunter in November 2021. In her latest update, Louise said she was "too scared" to open the investigation report into the birth.
Revealing issues getting an NHS appointment, she said: "Going to go and have a scan of my pelvis. First one in about 3 months. The NHS are saying I'll have to wait months longer for a follow up appointment, so I'm going private."
Louise continued: "Just had my appointment with the kindest and most trustworthy obs/gynae...it's likely that I have adhesions inside my uterus causing something called Asherman's Syndrome".
The next step for the reality TV star is a hysteroscopy, a procedure that inspects the uterine cavity.
"A hysteroscopy would offer a better look inside the cavity than an ultrasound but because I might need to start taking immunosuppressants, having non essential surgery isn't really an option," she continued.
"The main impacts of Asherman's are: painful cramping and fertility problems".
The rare condition is where scar tissue - also called intrauterine adhesions - build up inside the uterus, thereby creating less space inside the organ. It generally isn't genetic and can be a result of surgery, infections or cancer treatments.
Cleveland Clinic, a renowned US medical centre, says: "Think of the walls