HSG RESULTS

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: Thanks for answering my question RE: ANTIOBIOTICS POST HSG. I think it provides some good clarification as to why your special circumstances required it.

For the group, as to a quick update as to my status and who am I - 37 years old--first pregnancy and loss at 7.5 weeks; D & C Sept. 20--no period until last week and then very light to nonexistent flow; Asherman's was suspected by two different doctors. HSG yesterday at U of Penn in Philadelphia. Surgery was scheduled and then cancelled when I started to have some flow.

Although I didn't actually get much of a consultation during yesterday's HSG, my RE and radiologist who read the x-ray said my uterus looked normal, and seemed to spill out all the dye they injected; doctor suspects my pains and no periods until recently are the result of some adhesions from the D & C, but that my body seems to be working itself out. The doctor wants me to come in for an office visit in one month, which I scheduled. When I asked about any surgery, he seemed to indicate that he didn't think it would be necessary right now in my case based on what was seeing. I guess that he is looking for my periods to return to normal before I can think about TTC again, but there didn't seem to be anything on the x-ray which correlated with a blockage. I hope to clear up what his actual diagnosis is at the next visit as I am somewhat unclear as to that--whether this is considered a mild case of Asherman's or not.

I am very relieved if he feels that my body will return to normal without any surgery and despite some of the other problems that need to be investigated which may have led to the Sept. miscarriage which initially led me to see an RE, I feel lucky right now that this does not appear to be one of the problems I will need to deal with at the moment. As far as my fertility workup is concerned, It has been discovered that I produce antibodies which can reject a fetus which will need to be dealt with in any future pregnancies--also, the RE wants to see if I have a luteal phase defect due to my extremely low progesterone levels during pregnancy, or what else may be the cause of this...once my periods get back to normal, which hopefully will be the case, I supposed I can continue with some of the bloodwork and ultrasounds which will be necessary to get to the bottom of this.

I am an excellent example of why it is important to have the diagnostic testing first prior to jumping into surgery. It seems like this what was planned for me until I started to have some flow just a couple days before the scheduled date. Several of you had suggested how important the diagnostics were, and you were right on target.

If Asherman's is ruled out next month, I suppose my presence on this site may be questionable..however, I must say that regardless of the reason why I am here, I have found the information to be most valuable and the posts have been a constant source of support and encouragement in my lonely days since the Sept. miscarriage....