HSG - if you have blocked tubes wot next?

[beauty]

Ladies i am slowly but surley starting to think the worse since nothing is happening with this ttc not one BFP EVER since trying 13months ago now by the time my scan comes around it be about 16months and surley without a positive result that isnt right is it? There must be something wrong?

I have pcos, which didnt know about until a scan in July confirmed, mild she said but yet periods all over and never seen a positive opk EVER so assuming i dont ovulate at all!!

So next step she told me was a HSG scan before any medication.. this is booked in for october (feels like a life time away)

Well cause my PMA is really really low at the moment and i cried when i knew when i had pcos i am starting to think of options and starting to think the worse in things the more they investigate.

So say the HSG shows blocked tubes what happens?? Is there a simple operation to correct and unblock the tubes or is it more complicated then that?? And say they unblock them does that mean its ok to TTC again??

Sorry to sound so down ladies but when you feel like your getting no where with TTC u start thinking the worse or is that just me..??

 

[Blue12]

beauty I don't have too much of an answer for you but can tell you the bit I know.

There are different types of blocked tubes so it depends. From my understanding there are blocked tubes that the egg won't get through - but you can function with only one tube and if both are blocked then ivf is an option. If the tube is infected and it is a minor or recent infection the infection might be able to be treated. If the infection is severe it is likely that the tube needs to be removed or tied.

Best wishes with your hsg and hope that you have the answers and results you need.

Take care

 

[beauty]

Can they tell which sort of infection or treatment you will need from the one HSG scan??
x

 

[beauty]

Only perfer to try and see if things are good or not there and then, instead of waiting for the follow up appointment the week after with consultant xx

 

[Blue12]

I am awaiting an appointment to meet with the surgeon to discuss the course of action and do further investigation. From the hsg they will be able to tell quite a bit.

 

[beauty]

Now i am really worried, just keep thinking too much into things and im not a doctor and shouldnt

 

[oliveoyl]

Hugs beauty.

I had a HSG due to recurrent miscarriages. At the test it was very clear that one of my tubes was open and the other was dilated and not open. The person doing the test should be able to give you some idea as to what they find, but they probably won't be able to tell you what the right treatment is for you. The dr who did mine showed me the pictures and sent them with me to take to the Dr with a written report, which should tell you what they think.

In my case, I had one dilated tube filled with fluid (called hydrosalpinx - where toxic fluid leaks into uterus and kills embryos so may have early MC or never had BFP at all), which probably happened when my tube got infected after abdominal surgery as a child. In my case the treatment was tube removal by keyhole surgery and then TTC with other tube that is working (and we know this as we have had 6 MC in last 10 months).

If both tubes are blocked and you have hydrosalpinx, current recommended treatment [BTW I have researched this carefully and graduate as a Dr in 3.5 months] is removal of both tubes and IVF/ICSI as appropriate. If both or one tube is blocked but not hydrosalpinx I am not sure what is recommended. I do know it is very difficult to 'fix' blocked tubes as inside the tubes are small cells with hairs on them that help move the egg from the ovary to uterus. OFten these are damaged and even if you unblock the tubes, they may not work properly and you have higher risk of ectopic pregnancy as the egg may not move down the tube properly.

I know its hard, but wait till you have the results before you get too worried about what you may or may not have, and what the treatment is. Easy for me to say though - I was researching all the options before we knew too!

Best of luck with your HSG (take a couple of non-steroidal pain killers, like nurofen before hand so it won't be to uncomfortable). Happy to answer any questions you may have, if I can.

xx

 

[Angie33]

hi beauty.

i went for a hsg in april which showed both my tubes were blocked and closed so about a month later i had a lap and dye to see the extent of damage which turned out to be quite bad but not the worse my fs had seen then in july i had a operation to have my tubes unblocked and opened my fs was very happy with my operation when i left hospital i was given my 1st round of clomid and told to start them on cd 2 im now on cd 28 and waiting.

There is hope if your tubes are blocked.

good luck.

angie

 

[drakey]

babes, please dont worry.... they are only doing this as a routine test on you before giving you clomid... as if you did happen to have blocked tubes (which you dont) then clomid would be no good... but babes, telling ya now, its down to the pcos thats messing with us!!... dont panic!! xxxx lv ya

 

[Blue12]

Yes an HSG is a standard procedure to check fertility especially before trying any treatment....

But I wish I was more realistic before going in for my hsg. I felt so certain that my tubes were fine and so I was shocked and uninformed when I got the news that my left tube needs to be removed. Try not to worry beauty (easier said than done) but you are at least more informed now than before.

Best wishes.

 

[beauty]

babes, please dont worry.... they are only doing this as a routine test on you before giving you clomid... as if you did happen to have blocked tubes (which you dont) then clomid would be no good... but babes, telling ya now, its down to the pcos thats messing with us!!... dont panic!! xxxx lv ya

Thanks huni pot, no more worrying as got months to go till the hsg and dont wanna be making myself ill and doin your head in stressin over it..

luv ya huni thanks for listening to me too.
xxxxxxxxxx

 

[emmap]

Hi

Beauty had a hsg and both my tubes were blocked, so had a laparoscopy its quick and not to uncomfortable this was to unbloked them unfortunatley my tubes were to badly damaged.
We went for ivf twice now worked both times expecting my 2nd baby in october.
Good luck and try not to stress to much about it probably just routine, best to rule it out.
xx