#Saline sonogram vs hsg free#

I was thinking maybe it was because I'm on BCP and my cervix is therefore closed for business (literally), hence the trouble with the catheter.īut the pain. I was doing some serious breathing techniques, which I'm well-versed in with said menstrual cramps, but I was not expecting that level of pain with this procedure!Īnyone else have an experience like this with the saline sonogram?

#Saline sonogram vs hsg free#

The point is that this hydro, using a saline sonogram, may have shown up as a little free fluid, and someone may have been told her tubes were indeed open. The dr will then use an ultrasound probe to get a clear picture of your uterus. A saline ultrasound, also known as an hsn, involves inserting a small flexible catheter into the uterus by which saline solution is injected. A hydrosalpinx is usually very easy to see on HSG, possible but more difficult to see on saline sonogram. An hsg involves injecting dye into the tubes and getting an X-ray image of your tubes. Then the saline, which she said would cause some more cramping. We may also use a sonohysterogram to detect abnormalities inside the uterus however, sonohysterograms are not helpful in detecting blocked Fallopian tubes. It just depends on the preference of the physician, they can be printed with either way. When we first went to our fertility clinic last year they did a HSG prior to me doing IUIs (HSG came out fine but IUIs didn’t w Hi all. And I have take your breath away menstrual cramps. Like worst kind of menstrual cramps pain. How it works: A sonohysterosalpingogram uses sterile saline and air or contrast, which is passed through the cervix into the uterus and visualized by. I also wasn't told to take anything before, so I don't know if that had an effect or not. I had tears in my eyes the whole time and couldn't wait for it to be over. The SHG however was incredibly painful for me. Then she said I'd feel some pressure as the balloon inflated. The original HSG was slightly uncomfortable but otherwise no discomfort. When she finally got one that worked, which wasn't the one the normally use for this procedure, she had to switch out to a 'wider' speculum (yay). This test is done to look for uterine polyps, fibroids, scarring, and uterine shape abnormalities using 3D ultrasound imaging. If the dye flows out/exits the ends of the tubes then they are considered open (not to be mistaken with functioning - as I learned from personal experience). I was so scared for it and worried it would be like hsg but in my case it was not. I don't know but the saline sonogram was super easy and I had no meds at all. I think the dye used for the hsg was the problem. The saline sonogram was literally super easy. Wow, was I ever wrong!įirst, my RE had to try three different catheters because my cervix was being an uncooperative bitch. A vaginal ultrasound is then placed allowing your doctor to evaluate the uterus as it fills with a small amount of saline (salt water). They insert a catheter through the cervix and pump dye through the uterus into the fallopian tubes, taking x-rays throughout. So the hsg was extremely painful for me(and it was done by my RE with loads of experience). I had my saline sonogram today and was expecting similar discomfort to the HSG, which wasn't too bad for me.