Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 Hello everyone, I have my MRI on 12/31 to confirm my t-shape and I have a question. I am extremely closterphobic (spelling) so they told me I can go in on my stomach. My question is I know my uterus is extremly retroverted (leaning back) so will they get the image they need? The MRI place said the image is the same whether you go in on your back or stomach. I had another conversation with my RE and was kinda caught off guard, but he is saying I might not be t-shaped after all and he is leaning towards BU or SU. I did a search on the site and it looks as if many of you ladies were misdiagnosed. Can an MRI differentiate between an BU and SU? I had a lap last year and it showed my uterus to be normal on the outside so that makes me believe it is SU. When I was pregnant I had an MRI because they thought it was a cornual etopic preg and the MRI said I was BU with a cornual pregnancy and the pregnancy was not cornual so I don't hold out much hope that the MRI will properly diagnose my anomaly. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 , The very best way to diagnose between BU and SU is by lap/hysteroscopy. You've had a lap, so they know what the outside looks like; a hysteroscope is a camera that actually goes inside the uterus through the cervix, and you can watch on the TV screen. When I had a diagnostis hysteroscopy, I was so interested in what I was seeing on the TV that I (almost) forgot how painful it was. Actually seeing the septum inside my uterus was something else. MRI is also used, and some doctors believe this is a good diagnositic tool, but a misdiagnosis can be made with MRI alone, from my understanding. Perhaps in combination with your lap, it can be conclusive. If you are still not given a definitive diagnosis after your MRI, push for a hysteroscopy. What test was your t-shaped diagnosis based upon? It makes me mad that OB's and doctors give a diagnosis before they really know what the uterus looks like. I was told 3 different things about the shape of my uterus before I got to a doctor who knew that she needed to do the proper diagnostic testing before she would tell me what my uterus looked like. She kept saying that she needed to have a very accurate visual of my uterus in her own head before she could tell me what it looked like. (especially because my MA is rare - having 2 cervices with a septum isn't common). Then she drew me a picture of my uterus, and told me I'm proof that the textbooks are wrong (to assume 2 cervices means UD). SU is easily corrected by surgery (even for large septums) and BU has good pregnancy outcomes. Let us know how your MRI goes. I am crossing my fingers for you! _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 , The very best way to diagnose between BU and SU is by lap/hysteroscopy. You've had a lap, so they know what the outside looks like; a hysteroscope is a camera that actually goes inside the uterus through the cervix, and you can watch on the TV screen. When I had a diagnostis hysteroscopy, I was so interested in what I was seeing on the TV that I (almost) forgot how painful it was. Actually seeing the septum inside my uterus was something else. MRI is also used, and some doctors believe this is a good diagnositic tool, but a misdiagnosis can be made with MRI alone, from my understanding. Perhaps in combination with your lap, it can be conclusive. If you are still not given a definitive diagnosis after your MRI, push for a hysteroscopy. What test was your t-shaped diagnosis based upon? It makes me mad that OB's and doctors give a diagnosis before they really know what the uterus looks like. I was told 3 different things about the shape of my uterus before I got to a doctor who knew that she needed to do the proper diagnostic testing before she would tell me what my uterus looked like. She kept saying that she needed to have a very accurate visual of my uterus in her own head before she could tell me what it looked like. (especially because my MA is rare - having 2 cervices with a septum isn't common). Then she drew me a picture of my uterus, and told me I'm proof that the textbooks are wrong (to assume 2 cervices means UD). SU is easily corrected by surgery (even for large septums) and BU has good pregnancy outcomes. Let us know how your MRI goes. I am crossing my fingers for you! _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 , The doctors were not sure if I hade a septate or bicornuate uterus after a HSG and also a hysterosonogram. However, after the MRI they felt very confident that I have a septate uterus. I brought my films with me to my high risk ob and he also felt that based on the MRI I have a septate uterus. Anyway, I guess I can't know for sure but it seems the MRI is more accurate than an HSG. I do agree with that the absolute most accurate way to diagnose is through a hysteroscopy. Good luck with the MRI and let us know how it goes. Take care, Melinda > Hello everyone, > > I have my MRI on 12/31 to confirm my t-shape and I have a question. I am extremely closterphobic (spelling) so they told me I can go in on my stomach. My question is I know my uterus is extremly retroverted (leaning back) so will they get the image they need? The MRI place said the image is the same whether you go in on your back or stomach. > > I had another conversation with my RE and was kinda caught off guard, but he is saying I might not be t-shaped after all and he is leaning towards BU or SU. I did a search on the site and it looks as if many of you ladies were misdiagnosed. Can an MRI differentiate between an BU and SU? I had a lap last year and it showed my uterus to be normal on the outside so that makes me believe it is SU. When I was pregnant I had an MRI because they thought it was a cornual etopic preg and the MRI said I was BU with a cornual pregnancy and the pregnancy was not cornual so I don't hold out much hope that the MRI will properly diagnose my anomaly. > > What do you think? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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