I have been trying ot have a 2nd child for
almost 8 years now and have had no luck I
am finally going to see a dr about it but
it has been a bit to try to get the test I
need..
Does anyone know what they do when they
blow your tubes out???
Also I had a c-section for the first one
10 years ago...Would that have any thing
to do with it and my periods are not
regular...
My family dr has been giving me the
runaround for years about it until finally
I asked him to see someone else..
Thanks
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NM
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Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 3 Location: NM
Hey Sounds Like... Posted: 09-27-03 22:16pm
Sounds like my life's story. I had a
child 10 years ago and my husband and I
have been trying for (his 1st and my 2nd)
3 years now.
I pretty much got the run around also!
Finally a doctor listened. I did go and
get the histpingogram (however you spell
it) basically they inserted a balloon like
thing and shot air/dye into me. My
results were good. The dye is so that
when they xray it will show up. If your
tubes are not blocked and fine, the dye
will go all the ways through. That is
good. The next step is get you pg. It
is painful and embarrassing having a tech
do it, but worth it.
The next thing I did is get on clomid.
My periods are so irregular that that did
not work. I am now on metformin and
clomid. I am ovulating, but it is now my
4 month of ovulating and taking the
medication and it has not worked (getting
pg). I wish you luck.
The procedure that I am currently doing
(last 3 months and soon to be 4th month)
is called iui. They monitor me and see
if there are any follicles (eggs) and when
confirmed (which there has been 3 each
time) they then take my hubbies sperm and
wash them (make them more active) and they
insert the sperm into me. This is also a
bit painful but not as much as the pain of
not having a child. My husband and I are
starting to feel that we need to give up
soon and think more towards adoption. It
is just so expensive. We just want a
child to love and raise.
Good luck and keep in touch
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jane
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Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-28-03 17:59pm
Yeah that sounds something like me...Now
the only problem is when I called the gyn
the other day they told me it has been too
long since I was there and now I have to
be re-referred back to them again...Talk
about a pain...I have not seen them
because they could never get a time to do
it when it was right and then they go to
tell me that they dont have the results to
my husbands test..So I guess they lost
them...I am thinking along the lines of
being referred to a different one all
together..Maybe then I will get some
results..Taking the clomid did it make
your periods regular???
Thanks for the response...I did not think
anyone was going to answer...
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kellymy
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Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 3
Posted: 09-29-03 19:53pm
The dye test is commonly called an hsg.
I had one after doing several cycles of
clomid and before using gonal-f
injections. It was slightly painful,
but no worse than the bloating of a bad
period.
I have pcos, and don't regularly ovulate.
However, we were lucky enough to conceive
7 years ago by accident, so we're hoping
for #2.
Please seek out an ob/gyn who specialized
in infertility. My regular gyn also
gave the run-around, and wanted to wait
and wait before starting treatment.
My current office has an entire floor
specializing in intra-uterine ultrasound,
hsg, specialty nurses and other
infertility patient care. You probably
have one in your town too - just need to
find them.
I used several cycles of clomid
unsuccessfully. They only allow you to
use it for so many cycles, because it can
fuel the growth of cysts on your
ovaries.
Now i've been using daily gonal-f
injections along with 1500mg of metformin.
This is my second cycle, with a cycle
off in-between for the ovaries to rest.
I also have my estrogen levels drawn every
third day along with an intra-uterine
ultrasound to look at my ovaries.
The see how many mature follicles you
develop, and decide whether to continue or
not. Too many, they won't allow you to
inseminate - too few they also cancel.
I have had 1 mature follicle each time,
just saw one on the ultrasound today.
if all goes well, on day 13 or 14 you'll
inject yourself with a drug to force the
eggs to release. The next day you'll be
inseminated.
Then you often use progesterone vaginal
suppositories to help you "keep" the
pregnancy.
The injections have been difficult, but
i'm surprising myself. It's not too
painful - but with mixing up your own
drugs it can be complicated. The Dr.
Will give you info sheets and the nurses
guide you through the first one.
The gonal-f injections are expensive! 30
ampules cost over $2k! It varies how
long that will last you. They have you
use 2, 3, 4 ampules a day based on your
estrogen levels. I've never gone beyond
4. Hope your insurance covers it.
Plus the cost of needles and syringes.
I'd be happy to try and answer any
questions you might have. I'm still
learning too.
-k.
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layyous1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 7
Posted: 01-06-04 07:05am
In your case laparascopy should be done to
assess the patency of the fallobians tubes
and to role out the presence of adhesion
post to the c_section your husband should
check his semen parameters.
