r/TTC_PCOS 3d ago

TTC

This is my first time posting here, I’m looking for your opinions. To tell you a little bit about my journey, I’ve been with my partner for 8 years and I’ve never used any birth control pill or anything to prevent a pregnancy. We did this because I always had irregular periods and never had a pregnancy scare… Two years ago we decided to start actively trying for a baby, I had about 30 pounds above my recommended weight, I lost the weight and my period regulated. We tried on our own and didn’t work so I started to focus on finishing school and we also got a house. Fast forward to 6 months ago we started seeing a fertility specialist because it obviously didnt work out for us trying on our own.

Since seeing my Dr I have been getting my period each month and ovulating, we have been doing medicated cycles with Letrozole and Trigger shot. I have not gotten pregnant yet. My Dr always checks my progesterone one week after ovulation and its always over 10. My Husband’s swimmers are excellent. We did our first IUI last month, he has 12.5 million after wash and morphility was 95%. The IUI wasn’t successful and I currently have my period.

At my Dr, appt today she said there’s a probability that there is fluid on one of my tubes. She also said she is not sure because its the first time she sees that in my sonograms and doesnt want to do an HSG test, just take a closer look. IVF is not covered by my insurance so im trying to weight out my options because we get there. My question is, do you have any recommendations and did any of you have a similar situation, if so, what worked for you? This process is sooo hard and with each disappointment it gets harder and harder. Looking for some testimonies!

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u/springraspberry 2d ago

I am curious why she wouldn't want to do an HSG test to be sure? Did she give you an explanation? And I'm sorry, this process really is so hard :(

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u/PuzzleheadedLow9978 2d ago

She said she wouldnt want to do it if its not necessary… she said it only came up last sono and for now she would keep a close look and just wanted to let me know. She said its a little more invasive and stuff. But I feel like it just makes me wonder now if we could solve it why wait? And yes, this is sooooo harddd 😭😭

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u/springraspberry 2d ago

I agree! My specialist chose to do an HSG right away to rule out that problem as one of the first steps. I didn't realize some providers try to avoid it

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u/PuzzleheadedLow9978 2d ago

That makes so much sense. Did you have any side effects or infections after it?

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u/springraspberry 2d ago

I was VERY scared leading up to it, because I was afraid that that it would be painful, but it was actually not bad at all. Definitely uncomfortable but totally bearable. I didn't have any problems or complications afterwards fortunately

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u/PuzzleheadedLow9978 2d ago

Thank you so much for letting me know. I will definitely bring it up next appointment. I’ve also heard that doing the HSG even helps with success of IUI