Hope after HSG?

[hopes fading]

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has got their BFP following an HSG, although no blockages were found? I am of course hoping it is possible but don't want to raise my hopes unecessarily! X

 

[navywife04]

They say it raises your chances, but that's only if that's what causing the problems to begin with! I had one done in March and didn't end up getting pregnant. So it doesn't help everyone!

 

[hopes fading]

They say it raises your chances, but that's only if that's what causing the problems to begin with! I had one done in March and didn't end up getting pregnant. So it doesn't help everyone!

I suppose it makes sense; if there is no issue with the tubes in the first place then having dye run through them won't make a difference! How long have you been TTC?

 

[navywife04]

This is our 8th cycle trying. What about you?

 

[Whitbit22]

Im a firm believer that my hsg made my bfp possible! I had no blockages but my doc said an extra push can flush any minor debris-- in my case that must have been what happened! We had been trying for almost 3 years. Good luck if you have one hun!

 

[hopes fading]

We had a miscarriage in Feb 09, this is our 16th cycle TTC since then. Had HSG today, no blockage found but I am still hoping for a small miracle as per Whitbit!!! We have our 2nd appt. with FS on Monday, I am terrified we will be given 'unexplained infertility' as a diagnosis! When I saw FS first time she warned me that we wouldn't be eligible for treatment on the NHS as it is considered secondary infertility! I am still trying to get that straight in my head, I thought secondary infertility had to involve a full term pregnancy. Whitbit, I am so pleased for you, stories like yours offer hope just when it is fading. And navywife, I hope you don't get good news soon. X

 

[lola13]

My HSG showed both tubes open & I conceived on my third cycle after it - albeit I did clomid with IUI. I was at the doctor's office yesterday & she said another patient had her HSG done the same day as I did & she was also there for her first prenatal checkup. She conceived naturally.

I think it may up your chances. Good luck!

 

[Whitbit22]

That is so sad.. What is wrong with the system today? I thought secondary infertility was defined as infertility after a live birth as well. I hope they put you on clomid if you dont catch the eggy this cycle- you are bound to be super fertile then!

lots of baby dust to you!

 

[hopes fading]

Lola, thanks for this, it's what I need to hear right now. I can no longer imagine getting a BFP, it just seems so unlikely. But you must have thought that too after 3+ years? And look at you now! (Same for Whitbit)! I really hope I can join you ladies in 'the club' some time soon; it would be the most awesome thing ever to fall this cycle. XX

 

[RebaRezzelba]

hi - i had one done last month and didnt get a BFP - I didnt have any blockages either. Onto cycle 30 or 31 for me now.

I hope your one of the lucky few to get a BFP....

 

[hopes fading]

hi - i had one done last month and didnt get a BFP - I didnt have any blockages either. Onto cycle 30 or 31 for me now.

I hope your one of the lucky few to get a BFP....

Aw, I'm sorry. But hey, some of the other ladies say they got theirs within a few months of the HSG... What is the next step for you if you don't mind me asking? X

 

[DragonMummy]

When I saw FS first time she warned me that we wouldn't be eligible for treatment on the NHS as it is considered secondary infertility! I am still trying to get that straight in my head, I thought secondary infertility had to involve a full term pregnancy.

I would have thought so too! Speak to your GP or local PCT to clarify that. To the best of my knowledge they will only refuse IVF etc if one of you has a child - even then I think the criteria is a living child - in the case of those who have lost a child and have fertility problems. Your FS is talking out of her arse.

Also, I am secondary (we have a son conceived after nearly 3 years) and we were entitled to 6 months of clomid. So tell her to stick that in her pipe and smoke it!

 

[hopes fading]

When I saw FS first time she warned me that we wouldn't be eligible for treatment on the NHS as it is considered secondary infertility! I am still trying to get that straight in my head, I thought secondary infertility had to involve a full term pregnancy.

I would have thought so too! Speak to your GP or local PCT to clarify that. To the best of my knowledge they will only refuse IVF etc if one of you has a child - even then I think the criteria is a living child - in the case of those who have lost a child and have fertility problems. Your FS is talking out of her arse.

Also, I am secondary (we have a son conceived after nearly 3 years) and we were entitled to 6 months of clomid. So tell her to stick that in her pipe and smoke it!

Thanks, good advice. I seem to have been psyching myself up to do battle for ages now, thank goodness our appt. is Monday. It's so sad; infertility is cruel enough without having to fight for your rights to be helped. I really hope it doesn't come to that... Also, I think that my boyfriend will probably accept whatever they tell us and so I have been trying to prepare him for the fact that we will not be leaving that appt. without some answers / an action plan! And if I have to argue, then I will do so. It’s just too big a deal and too big an expense to be fobbed off and Hell, we have both paid our national insurance contributions for 16 years+!

I have no idea yet what Soy isoflavones are – I am learning so much daily from being on here! If no BFP this month will you take clomid next month? Do you take clomid in tablet form? What are the side effects? Strangely, I am far more scared of taking drugs than I am any invasive procedure but like all of you ladies, I am sure that if and when the time comes, I will be begging the FS for clomid too ;-D Wishing you all the luck in the World, you have more than done your time and I hope you are out of this section very soon. X

 

[DragonMummy]

I have no idea yet what Soy isoflavones are me neither, however they are natural and work as "nature's clomid". If you take it on a daily basis it can affect fertility but if you take it for 5 days only at the beginning of your cycle (you take double what you would clomid so to start of would be 100mg on days 3-7 for example)– I am learning so much daily from being on here! If no BFP this month will you take clomid next month? Yep - I will leave it til about CD25 and if I haven't ovulated I will take my progesterone to bring on another period. Otherwise it can be months! Do you take clomid in tablet form? What are the side effects? Yep - they come in 50mg tablets. The side effects vary but quite frankly theyre nowt to write home about. I get a lot of hot flushes in the first week of my cycle and some ovary twinges (I enjoy them though, shows it's working and not really painful, just a bit sharp) and I had a headache for a few days one cycle but wasn't a bad one, jsut a niggle.Strangely, I am far more scared of taking drugs than I am any invasive procedure but like all of you ladies, I am sure that if and when the time comes, I will be begging the FS for clomid too ;-D Wishing you all the luck in the World, you have more than done your time and I hope you are out of this section very soon. X

Hope this helps xxx

 

[DragonMummy]

oh and next question, where do you live and what hospital have you been attending? ask your GP to refer you to a different one. Am so appalled at what the FS said to you I really am!!!

 

[FutureMommie]

My RE said that the dye that runs thru the tubes cleans the debris out therefore increasing your chances, I had one about 2 weeks ago, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is my month, I will keep you posted.

 

[hopes fading]

oh and next question, where do you live and what hospital have you been attending? ask your GP to refer you to a different one. Am so appalled at what the FS said to you I really am!!!

Hi. Your posts make me laugh! I am with Basingstoke Hospital... Thanks for the info, depending on the outcome tomorrow, natural remedies could be on the cards... As with all this stuff though there are so many available, I do my own head in wondering which I sould try!? X

 

[RebaRezzelba]

hi - i had one done last month and didnt get a BFP - I didnt have any blockages either. Onto cycle 30 or 31 for me now.

I hope your one of the lucky few to get a BFP....

Aw, I'm sorry. But hey, some of the other ladies say they got theirs within a few months of the HSG... What is the next step for you if you don't mind me asking? X

Hi there

After my 2nd FS appointment last June (09) I was put on the IVF waiting list. It came through in April but I deferred it for a year cos to be honest its the last thing I want to try (I might even def it again next year). My FS wouldnt give me Clomid cos I ov on my own and couldnt find any problems (unexplained infertility). She never even mentioned a HSG last year. So this year I made a private appointment with a different FS and the first thing she did was book me a HSG and then wrote me a prescription for clomid. She advised me to have the HSG before starting the drugs incase there were any blockages (which there wasnt). I am waiting til after my holiday at the end of Aug to start the drugs cos dont want to be sick or anything while Im in Spain and wanted to give myself the 3 months after the HSG to see if it could happen naturally.

I hate the thought of taking clomid (especially seen as I Ov on my own and I seem to be normal cycle wise). The only thing I have which I think might be the reason I cant get pregnant is brown spotting that starts 5 days before I get AF - Ive been that way since I can remember. The private FS said it could be hormonal which the clomid might help with - or it could be a fibroid.

So basically long stroy short - my next step is clomid!

 

[ineedaseed]

good luck for appt with the fs today hun xx

 

[hopes fading]

I saw the FS today and he mentioned that a lot of people have success after an HSG, even if there were no blockages found. I am keeping my fingers x’ed for everyone who has had one recently. I started a new thread called Follow up with FS if anyone wants to read it but basically, I shall be strating on clomid next month! . . .