Era Test - painful?

[Thierry101]

hi ladies,

I am booked for the era, Emma and Alice tests on Monday (🤞🏼) my clinic don’t sedate you for this procedure. How painful is it, I need to prepare myself!

I have had a HSG and a endometrial scratch before for context. Just feeling so nervous.

Thank you xx

[Joeysjourney]

Hi there, I've had all these procedures and found them pretty similar. In fact I think the era emma Alice was slightly easier because a) I knew what to expect and b) I took pain relief before I went into it. Like the scratch there's a sharp cramping sensation for a few seconds and then it's done.

Hope all goes well. The things we have to do eh!?! Xx

[Thierry101 in reply to Joeysjourney]

Thank you so much for replying! You’ve made me feel much bettter about it. I knew it would be quick but because at my clinic they do give you the option of being sedated I had got myself in a bit of a state! X

[Millbanks]

Hi lovely,

If you've made it through a HSG then you'll sail through the ERA. I found the HSG excruciating but the ERA was just uncomfortable.

Take a couple of paracetamol about 20 mins before.

xx

[Thierry101 in reply to Millbanks]

I also really struggled with the HSG so that made me feel loads better. I’ll obviously grin and bear it as I don’t want to be sedated for the sake of it + it’s another £450 at my clinic! 🙃

[Millbanks in reply to Thierry101]

Aww it's horrid isn't it. The ERA is over quickly and made me feel a bit crampy like period pains but it was nowhere near as bad as the HSG. You've got this xx

[Thierry101 in reply to Millbanks]

Thank you! X