I can’t recall if I’ve told you, but after my second BFN (big fat negative), we agreed to more tests to see what the heck is going on down there. My doctor’s first request was for a hysteroscopy and an endometrial biopsy.
For (lack of) insurance reasons, the hysteroscopy was downgraded to a sonohysterogram (SHG), similar to an HSG only the HSG’s radioactive dye is replaced with seemingly benign saline.
Sound like fun? Here’s the kicker, I actually need to complete a cycle of meds as if I were having an FET (frozen embryo transfer) at the end of it. But …read more

There is no dearth of options when it comes to home fertility tests. Tests for you, for your partner. Little kits to help you determine the time and date when your odds of making babies are the most fertile. How strong are his sperm? How viscous your pathway? How many eggs do you have left? One might be lulled into thinking that kits like these are the answers to all of your conceivable problems.
And for some, they might be. But experts quoted in recent articles in The Sun and the Daily Mail are encouraging couples trying to conceive to resist …read more

If you are having trouble getting pregnant, a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is among the first tests your doctor may subscribe to figure out what the heck is going on. An HSG is an X-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes done by injecting dye through the vagina via a thin catheter. I should have known my nurse was lying when she involuntarily winced as she said it might cause some mild cramping.
Consider this post a public service announcement to those who are scheduled for an HSG and were fed this same line. I was shocked, utterly shocked, by the …read more