The results are in!

Well, we finally have a plan of action to get this baby brought into the world! Next month we will do a combination of IUI and also the fertility drug Femera! Hopefully it will work!

HSG went great today

I had my HSG today. All went well. I was very worried because some women, especially those with blocked tubes, have very intense pain. It was almost pain free. Just a little bit of mild cramping when he injected the dye, but it only lasted for a second. Both tubes were completely open. He did see something that he thought might have been a polyp, so he sent me back to his clinic (we were at the hospital) to have an ultra sound done. This was the scariest part because he was saying that I would need surgery to correct it. It turned out to be nothing, probably just an air bubble. So, basically I am all good to go. We should be getting Kenny's results tomorrow. We are pretty sure he is going to schedule the IUI for my next cycle.

Step one...Check:)

Today Kenny and I had our first appointment with our new doctor, a reproductive endocrinologist, or RE for short. Not too much happened today. We met our doctor, got some information (which I already new because I have spent HOURS researching infertility!), talked about testing (which will take place next week), and went through some scenarios.

I'll start with the testing...

We will drive to Lafayette some time next week for testing. For me they will do some blood test to test hormone levels and do what is called and HSG (hysterosalpingogram). For this test he will insert a small catheter through the cervix and then inject a dye through my fallopian tubes, which will show up on the x-ray. It shouldn't be too bad, he said I would have some cramping, but hopefully not too bad. This checks for blockages of the fallopian tubes as well as abnormalities of the uterus. For Kenny, they will do a semen analysis (which of course won't be the highlight of his day)

Here are the possibilities we are looking at after we get our results...
If they don't find any problems, he will start me on clomid (a fertility drug that helps with ovulation)

If we end up with a low sperm count, but have at least 10 million, he will do an IUI (intrauterine insemination) with clomid. This is where they will insert a a catheter through the cervix and feed the sperm through, directly into the uterus.

If we have more sever problems we will start talking IVF (In vitro fertilization ). This is where an egg and sperm are combined in a lab, and the the developing embryos are then placed into the uterus for implantation. He said less than 10% of his patients need this expensive and invasive treatment to get pregnant. I say invasive because eggs have to be surgically harvested. I would also be having to give myself shots daily to ensure that there would be enough eggs to make the embryos. Hopefully it won't get this far.

So, now I am looking forward to next week so we can find out what our next step is. I probably won't be posting the results of the tests. I think we will keep that part private. I don't know if the problem is him, me or both of us, and it doesn't really matter. If one of us is infertile, we both are. That is why I am choosing to keep that part private. That's about it for now, thanks you all for your support!!!!