- HSG

[Guest guest]

By all means go ahead and contradict the doctor. From what I've read

in some of these postings, they are definately not always right. I

think that you are right about what she probably meant. It never

even occurred to me before that she was not inside so she has no way

of knowing the condition inside. So I think it was my interpretation

of what she said. Kind of disappointing to think about, but none the

less very realistic for me to face up to.

Since you mentioned the HSG I've done some searching to find out what

it is all about. Sounds a little scary, but looks like a lot of you

have had it done and also sounds like many of you recommend having it

done prior to ttc. Since I'm not ttc right now, I think I'll

probably wait on the test. Obviously something I need to discuss

with the doc when we do decide to though. You also mentioned the HSG

could itself damage the tube - any idea on how slight/great of risk

that is? If the test did find something wrong, is there anything

that can be done?

-Amy R.

> AmyR:

>

> <I have absolutely none of the risk factors. When doc did

> <the lap she looked at my good tube and said it was in perfect

> <condition. So she was at a loss for an explanation.

>

> The doctor can tell nothing about the condition of the inside of

the tubes

> from looking at the outside. The only way to check the inside of

the tubes

> is with HSG, which shows blockages but not damage to the fimbria or

> scarring, or falloscopy, which can show tubal damage but also can

damage the

> tube as a result of the test itself. I don't mean to contradict

your

> doctor - she could have meant it was fine as far as no adhesions, or

> something to that effect - but the place where the ectopic occurs

(the

> inside of the tube) cannot be determined by external examination.

>

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