HSG - next steps

[LittlePeaBee]

Hi everyone,

So, the last few months have been the biggest rollercoaster by far.

In March, I was lining myself up to kick start a period with Provera (I have PCOS so have erratic periods) in order to get an HSG scan, when the pre-Provera just-to-be-sure-I'm-not-pregnant-before-I-take-this pregnancy test came up positive. Of course, we were over the moon to have caught at all and thought it was miraculous that it had happened naturally. Inevitably, mother nature had other plans and exactly a week after finding out we were pregnant, we miscarried. I am still utterly heartbroken.

We went to another appointment (during which the consultant very much brushed over the miscarriage, chalking it up as a fact of life - which I appreciate is true but, come on, a gentler approach wouldn't have been too much to ask) and the consultant told us to go through the exact same process as last time. Which we expected and have done.

I was kind of expecting to have to wait until the end of the month to have to take Provera but by some small miracle (funny how periods can become a miracle...) I got my period naturally so could book in for my HSG, which I had today.

The results are quite mixed. One of my tubes is perfect (the little gem) but they said they couldn't determine whether my other one was. The doctor said that what can sometimes happen is that the dye just finds it's way down "the most open route" (apparently it headed straight for my left tube), so it may have just gone straight down one tube leaving little left for the other one, however I found the process quite painful so she said that might be because the tube is blocked. She then mentioned that my consultant might want to send me for a laparoscopy to check. The joys.

I know I should be grateful to have one happy tube and to have been able to catch at all even though we miscarried, but I keep reading on here (and from Dr Google) that even if there is one good tube people are referred for IVF. Is this the only option for me? Is there any other way I could get pregnant? I'm 27 so I'm not sure if I would be referred for IVF so instantaneously? Is age a big factor in being referred? Would Clomid still be an option or would the potential dodgy tube put paid to that? If all this is true and IVF ends up being my only option....am I right to be as scared as I feel for that option?

Also, is it true that for the first 3-6 months after an HSG your chances of getting pregnant increase???

[Hidden]

Very hard to sustain a pregnancy with a blocked tube because the liquid in the tube can displace and detach the embryo.

You need to do a laparoscopy so they can determine the blockage and, if needed, remove the blockage or remove the whole tube.

This sounds scary, but don’t worry. You can still get pregnant naturally.

I have a friend who had her entire Fallopian tube removed and got pregnant naturally a few months after her operation.

You can still get pregnant naturally with one tube, especially as age is on your side.

Xx

[LittlePeaBee in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the reassurance! I think I'm just starting to feel a little like this is never ending. With every test comes another, bigger, scarier one and we all know how draining it is.

X

[Hidden in reply to LittlePeaBee]

I know exactly what you mean. It is a journey - for some women the journey is short, for others it is longer.

But please don’t worry. I have done so much research into this and spoke to so many women who had blocked tubes (two are close friends, so it is more common than you think) and they got pregnant very quickly afterwards naturally.

You just need to get that damaged tube either unblocked or removed

Xxxx

[greengreen]

Hi sorry to hear about your miscarriage I hope you take time to heal from that.

A friend of mine fell pregnant after after having hsg as it possibly unlocked her tubes and she'd been ttc for a few years.

The doctor may also offer you clomid if you dont ovulate naturally.

Wishing you all the best x

[LittlePeaBee in reply to greengreen]

Thank you for your reassurance and your sympathies.

I'm 6 weeks on from losing my pregnancy and it's only just starting to feel like I can move on from it. It's definitely the most difficult thing I've ever dealt with.

I hope you're right on both counts! Although, I'm not sure if my consultant will hold off on the clomid if one of my tubes isn't clear because it might be pointless if the eggs are blocked in one tube? I don't know how if works...will it stimulate ovulation on both simultaneously?

TMI but the HSG has definitely cleared things out in there!

X

[greengreen in reply to LittlePeaBee]

That's something that you'll have to discuss with your doctor about clomid. I was given clomid but my hsg did come back as my one tube was clear and the other was unblocked by having the procedure done as well. They may recommend another solution and I think that is what you have to focus on is that there are solutions and everyone's journey is so different and others more complicated than others but there are solutions for us to have our little ones.

I camt imagine how you are feeling after such loss but it's great to speak about it and not to hold it inside so speaking on here really helps also.

Hopefully you will find some answers and will be keeping you in my thoughts and wishes xx