any reason to repeat HSG?

moto611

So I had an HSG in January of 2013 and everything was normal. I'm not dying to repeat the experience or anything... but now that it's been over a year and a half, I started to worry that something could have blocked up my tubes and I wouldn't know it.  Does that ever happen?  Is there any reason to repeat the HSG just to make sure? It's the only test my RE didn't make me repeat when I started working with him this year, so now I'm paranoid about it.

ky29

I requested a second one, over a year after my first. The RE said it wasn't a bad idea. Plus we were getting closer towards ivf which we needed to have it redone for anyway.

jencity9

I've done 3 and am thinking I'll have to do another soon. The second one was done because I took so long to go back after my first consult and the fibroids I had were way worse so the RE wanted to see what it would look like this time. The next one was a year after my surgery after I had four unsuccessful IUIs to see if scar tissue or adhesions had caused any blockage (which they did). He said if we waited a few months to proceed with IVF (which we did right away instead) that he would want to repeat it again. So there are reasons to repeat but I don't think it's always necessarily part of the plan.

Is there anything in particular you think may have happened to block your tubes? It might not be a bad idea if you have reason to believe you should have been successful by now.

moto611

@jencity9 - no, no reason to think I have a problem there other than I'm not pregnant yet.  And it's only been two failed treatment cycles so far, so hopefully that's not indicative of some larger issue.  I just got nervous about it since it's been well over a year, and I'd hate to be wasting these cycles if my tubes aren't clear.

Thanks, everyone, for the advice!  I think I'll request it just so I can stop worrying about it.  And maybe it will help to "clear out the cobwebs!" I like that analogy.  Do you think I would have to skip a treatment cycle to get an HSG?  I know they do it before ovulation but I don't know if it affects follicle growth.

Tiko99

I'm meeting with my new RE next Tuesday and this question has been on my mind. My tubes are clear, but when the radiologist was injecting the dye, he told me to move over to my left side because of my tilted uterus. Now I'm thinking maybe my left ovary is twisted. I find it very odd that during my 3 cycles of clomid my left ovary has been a huge producer, producing 3 mature follicles during each cycle, while my right ovary only produces 1 mature ovary. I suspect my left ovary is twisted and therefore preventing the eggs from meeting the sperm. So back to your question I think it is a GREAT idea to redue an HSG after a year and also the CD3 blood work. Good luck!