I would like to know how many women here, have had an hysterosalpingogram? If so,have many of you ladies requested it yourselves? Or did your gyn’ suggest it? Also did it have an adverse affect? I;m curious to know,because I would like to request it, myselfbut I’m not sure how you go about it? Also,I live in the Netherlands & am not sure about how if/ they do it here…( My op was 6 weeks ago& was to remve ectopic in my right tube)Thanx.
Hi sile,
Sorry about your loss. I did have the procedure done 4 months after my ep. It was offered to my by my ob/gyn for my peace of mind. I had a very traumatic experience with the ep and the doctor felt the procedure would benefit me psychologically. It was unpleasant, but it showed both tubes open and it did give me a bit hope for the future. It didn’t have any adverse effect on my health. I got pregnant 5 months after the HSG, but sadly, I lost that baby, too. A year after my ep I got pregnant with my daugher, who is not 20months old and I am expecting another baby in June.
Good luck with ttc whether you have the procedure or not.
Thanks Barb & congratulations.My gyn did not recommend I have the HSG. I think I'm gonna wait a while before I continue my ttc journey.I realise that I'm not ready emotionally just yet. But it's lovely to hear a success story like yours.It gives me hope for the future,so thanks.barb:
Hi sile,Sorry about your loss. I did have the procedure done 4 months after my ep. It was offered to my by my ob/gyn for my peace of mind. I had a very traumatic experience with the ep and the doctor felt the procedure would benefit me psychologically. It was unpleasant, but it showed both tubes open and it did give me a bit hope for the future. It didn’t have any adverse effect on my health. I got pregnant 5 months after the HSG, but sadly, I lost that baby, too. A year after my ep I got pregnant with my daugher, who is not 20months old and I am expecting another baby in June.
Good luck with ttc whether you have the procedure or not.
Hi there, I had the HSG after trying to conceive for a couple of years after my second ectopic. I was avoiding doctors like the plague so just read about it on here and thought it might be something that may give me some answers, I wanted to know if my remaining tube was blocked. I went to my GP (family doctor) and he didn’t know what HSG was, so I told him. My GP was very pushy about referring me to the fertility clinic rather than for the HSG on it’s own but I stood my ground as I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to pursue fertility treatment, I just wanted to know if my tube was blocked and get some idea about if we were wasting our time TTC naturally and then decide what to do on the basis of that. I am in the UK so not sure about the system in the Netherlands. Since my GP didn’t know what it was and I was willing to pay for the HSG rather than wait for it on the NHS, he suggested I ring round a couple of local private hospitals and find out if they do it and then get back to him. Turns out one of them did, so my GP referred me there and from then on I dealt with them directly.
Like barb, I found the procedure unpleasant, extremely unpleasant and painful to be honest, but I know many on these forums have found it to be fine and I hope they will share their positive experiences also.
Hi, I had an HSG after having 2 miscarriages and a ruptured EP within a 6 month period. Technically I probably didn’t need it as I already had a daughter so it was unlikely that my womb was a funny shape but my lovely obstetrician (whom I’d not actually met at that stage, it was arranged by e-mail!) said she would arrange for me to have one to check my remaining tube and also because anecdotal reports suggested that there was an increased likelihood of pregnancy in the months immediately after having the procedure.
The procedure itself was slightly uncomfy but certainly not painful - the radiologist(?) who performed it said in her experience women who’d had an EP often didn’t find it painful and she reckons this is probably because they’ve often experienced incredibly painful FTs so a bit of dye being squirted up them is a walk in the park, relatively speaking.
Whether or not it was the HSG I don’t know but I had the procedure last August, got pregnant and the beginning of September and, 11 days ago gave birth to Miriam Hope 
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
GM.
Bit late to post now, but in case someone else has a similar question…
I had a Hycosy done which is very similar to a HSG, the procedure is the same but saline solution is used rather than dye and I they may use ultrasound rather than x-ray (not totally sure on that bit though)
It was uncomfortable and painful for a short time, but well worth it because it gave me peace of mind that my remaining tube was clear. I also fell pregnant 6 weeks afterwards (now 14 weeks).
My GP had referred us to a fertility clinic at a local NHS hospital because we had been trying for a long time. On our first consultant appointment, it was suggested to us that we have a HyCoSy performed (amongst other tests). This took a couple of months to arrange because it has to be done at a certain time in your cycle, and the hospital only did the procedure one day a week.
I had the HSG test 2 years ago as part of an infertility workup. My doctor ordered it without my request. It was extremely painful for me although most aren’t bothered by it from what I’ve heard. My test came back fine. Coincidentally, my EP was just last month so the test didn’t mean anything for me and I won’t do another.