Hi mummy2chloe,

I'm sorry you had such a twat of a dr to give you these results!!

I can only give you uneducated guesses as answers to your questions...
According to my book conception, pregnancy and birth by Dr Miriam Stoppard the endometrium (your uteris lining) thickens as your cycle progresses. The endometrium becomes spongy and thicker when it prepares to recieve a fertilized egg. So maybe a little bit of fluid is ok?? To help make it spongy?

Dont know about the painful sex, sorry.....

as for the follicles, the follicle releases the egg, but remains in the ovary and if the egg is successfully fertilized it turns into a corpus luteum and sustains the egg while it implants into the endometrium (uteris lining) which is nice and thick and ready and waiting.... so i would say this is the follicle that released an egg when you ovulated a week ago. The follicle goes through changes and flows with your cycle, but i am unsure if the "internal echoes" should be there??? Maybe thats why the dr said if it doesnt feel better in a few weeks see a gyno, becuase it could all sort itself out easily, and may actually be a good thing??? Hmmmm...

It would be too hard for them to pick up the egg at the moment, it could be still waiting for some spermies or it could be travelling to where it needs to be, and in a few weeks, you will either find out you are pregnant or you will get a visit from AF. But like the dr said, if you are still in pain then see a gyno.

I have NO idea what the peripherally positioned means.. sorry to not be much help, i hope you get some answers from your FS, he or she would be the best person to answer your q's.

Good luck!!