Hi ladies,

I hope to start IVF in late May. I'm really nervous about speculums. I always feel pain when I have a pap and when I had the HSG I felt the worst pain in my life as they opened the speculum (sorry to anyone that's contemplating HSG, I don't mean to scare you).

Does this happen to anyone else? Does your FS do anything to manage the pain, or does it get better over time?

I don't particulalry won't an anesthetic because I'm wiped out afterwards and vomit.

Eager to hear from anyone that has the same problem.

Thanks