Dr. Q,
You said this procedure I am having is mainly used to see fibroids, etc. At the same time will is help to clear up any blockage that I might have in the fallopian tube?
You said this procedure I am having is mainly used to see fibroids, etc. At the same time will is help to clear up any blockage that I might have in the fallopian tube?
October 17, 2007
These are two completely different things...What you're having done is called a "sonohysterogram" or can be called a "fluid ultrasound". This is great to determine if there are any endometrial polyps or fibroids, but are poor at determining whether the tubes are actually open. An HSG is much better at determining tubal patency, but not as good for looking inside the endometrial cavity.
Fibroids can keep on growing until menopause hits usually, and unless you're on meds to keep you from ovulating, such as Lupron which has been shown to shrink fibroids, then little can be done.
Fibroids for the most part don't affect one's ability to get pregnant. The only ones that can depends on where they're located, and the literature is still unclear about this, yet we RE practitioners continue to believe that submucosal fibroids and endometrial polyps in particular can result in a diminishment in pregnancy rates.