Please tell me about your HSG (hysterosalpingogram)... - Page 2

[crazyrunningmama]

Originally Posted by FtMPapa

Oh - don't do that! They should tell you not to have intercourse for 48 hours or something like that afterward. The reason for that is that it could introduce an infection into your uterus, and you don't want that. People are commonly told the same thing after an IUI or any other procedure that involves going through the cervix into the uterus.

This is also why some doctors routinely prescribe antibiotics - just in case. Not because they're necessary, but you should be on the look out for signs of infection post-HSG, just in case, whether you take the abx or not.


Good luck!

AAAAGGGGHHHHH! It was my doctor who gave me this advice, but you're right it totally doesn't makse sense! shutting my mouth now! Eek, I feel so bad.

[Starr]

Mine hurt like you wouldn't believe- I almost passed out but the Dr. had said before my cervix is very very sensitive. There was no way I could drive myself home I was taken to the car in a wheelchair. Again I was way on the extreme.

[biomama]

I just had my HSG this a.m. It was fine! It wasn't too bad, only minor cramping, the worst part was when he put in the speculum. I'm used to my awesome RE who does it without me feeling much of anything. And my tubes looked clear, so that was awesome. He said there was some resistance and that they may have been a little plugged up with mucus, so maybe this will do the trick! I definitely needed a pad afterwards from all the dye coming back out. I sat a few minutes in my car to rest until I felt the worst of the cramps subside. I was fine to drive home.

Actually my colposcopy last year was WAY worse. If anyone has had one of those, you know what I mean. That was pretty painful.

I took a bunch of advil ~2 hours before my appointment today, then 2 more right after. That probably helped a lot. Also, taking deep breaths through the procedure was helpful.

crazyrunningmama, I'm so glad I read your post before going, otherwise I would have been totally confused about how it works. They did not explain it to me at all, but I knew what they wanted me to do so it was fine. You have to scoot all the way down the table, like at the OB/gyn (no stirrups though) so they can insert the speculum and the catheter. Then they kind of pulled me backwards, using the sheet I was laying on. Then I straightened my legs out, which wasn't very comfy but I moved really slowly which helped.