has anyone had uterus biopsy, sonohysterogram or HSG

[jozza72]

Hi Boble

I too have had a HSG. It was recomended to me to take a couple of naprogesics 1/2 hour before the procedure, which I did. I found the procedure uncomfortable but I wouldn't say it was painful. I guess I would describe it to be similar to period cramping, but a little stranger as you could feel the dye going through. My procedure didn't last more than 5 mins so in the scheme of things, wasn't really too bad.

I also just recently (about 1 month ago) had a Uterus Biopsy. This was much more like a smear test for me, but with about 10 seconds of strong discomfort (but not pain).

I was extremely nervous before both prodecures, cause like you, I had no idea what to expect... and hadn't spoken to anyone who had. But in general, and all the other stuff we go through in this process, they were def not really bad (& I don't have a very high pain threshold).

I hope this has helped you to get a little bit more of an idea of what to expect. At the end of the day we are all having our procedures done by different FS's, which brings with them different ways of doing these things, so I guess it's hard to compare them all... but I wish you lots of luck and really hope you have an experience which is as comfortable as possible.

[boble]

thank you all so much for replying. it has put my mind at ease. Lets hope my procedures go as well as yours did too *crosses fingers*

thank so so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to me

[redlady]

Hello,

I am going for a HSG on the 18th of may just to check if my fallopian tubes are in working order, before starting IVF.

I never thought to ask what would be involved so thank you for posting the question.

I think I will take some neurofen now after the advice given here. Thank you muchly.

BB
redlady

[Lioness168]

Hi, I had a HSG about 2 weeks ago. They advised taking 2 neurofen about 1 hour before the procedure. The procedure went for about 10 - 15mins in total and having DH with me during it was great, as I had someone to focus on rather than the procedure. I was uncomfortable and moaned a little through it (due to the crampyness and discomfort - I don't like procedures being performed on the areas down there), but all in all, I got through it ok and I had no pain or side effect afterwards. Having DH there helped him appreciate what us women have to go through sometimes. I was a little nervous before hand but not too bad.

I had a female nurse and Dr who were friendly and compassionate. The dye went through ok, nil obvious blockages, but there was a small fibroid which was up near the right ovary area which may or may not be causing some issues. They also found I had a concave fundus/uterus which they are unsure if it would be causing any problems either (sometimes a concave uterus can cause m/c due to being in the way). My bloods are ok, so we are currently under the heading of 'unexplained infertility'.

So our next step is a Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy which is on this tuesday (12/5). I am a little nervous to say the least as I have never had surgery before. The Dr said that 50 - 70% of women with unexplained infertility have some degree of endometriosis as it can be asymptomatic. So he will be removing the fibroid, fixing the concave shape, and removing any endometriosis if there is any - he will also be having a look at anything else that might be happening that the HSG is unable to show up. So I'm pretty much getting a clean, repair and flush out job. After that, he says we should have a 50% of conceiving naturally.

DH and I have been ttc for 12 - 24 months and we are happy to go through what needs to happen, as we are a little tired of getting BFN's month after month and the heartache that goes with it. So I guess in my opinion, the HSG is not as painful/uncomfortable as getting BFN's month after month. There is a feeling of achievement knowing you are doing something active to ensure there is nothing physically delaying getting your BFP!!!
Good luck and know it will bring you one step closer to knowing whats happening so you can achieve your desired result hopefully sooner than later !!!