The worst part is when they fill it with water. So I told them ahead of time about the previous experience and they were much better with everything this time. They had it charted that my cervix is hard to find. It still wasn't great but I knew what to expect. I was crying! I went home afterwards and laid on the couch the rest of the day. They had 5 different nurses try for the SHG. The issue for me is that my cervix likes to hide so no one can ever find it. A saline sonography (SSH) is routinely done to make sure that the endometrial cavity (inside of the uterus) appears normal. Sonohysterogram (hysteron uterus sono sound), on the other hand, involves viewing the uterus through the use of an ultrasound unlike the HSG which uses X-ray. I took some extra strength pain medicine but nothing serious. It consists of an ultrasound that helps doctors assess any abnormalities. It just depends on the preference of the physician, they can be printed with either way. BAD IDEA! The HSG was uncomfortable but the SHG was worse for me. This effective fertility evaluation is an alternative to a hysterosalpingogram, or HSG. Sonohysterosalpingography: Comparison of foam and saline solution. Apparently I thought torturing myself for the day would be fun so I did them both back to back. Piccioni M, Riganelli L, Filippi V, et al. I had it done 2 years ago but had it on the same day as my HSG. Sonohysterography, also known as saline infusion sonography, is a special, minimally invasive ultrasound technique. Is this ANYTHING like that? I'm freaking out which I know is irrational but I can't help it. I have sworn I would never, ever do it again. It was like the worst thing I've ever done (and it was on valium and I took that vaginal suppository that dilates your cervix the night before). HSG/SIS - HSG/SIS EVALUATIONS HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM (HSG) SALINE INFUSION SONOGRAM (SIS) Our care team at Troch Fertility part of Advanced Fertility Care. This stuff really freaks me out and feels so invasive, so the balloon was terrible and the catheter and everything. Like, a total nightmare and I had a complete panic attack. So I'm not panicking or anything but would it be typical for a fibroid to just come out of no where like that? What else could that be? Is it normal to have variation in uterine wall thickness month to month? This was my first cycle on letrozole.Ģ) I already had an HSG and it was HORRIBLE. So of course I asked if she was thinking fibroid, and she was like, well maybe but I doubt it, we would want to do a saline sonogram before an embryo transfer anyway (we're freezing everything so this hasn't come up yet) but my guess is it's going to be normal. She's never mentioned this before and this was my normal doc, in the past my uterus has been 'beautiful'. I went in for my 3rd monitoring ultrasound today for this IVF cycle and she noticed a slight, I guess thickening in the uterine wall.

Saline sonogram vs hsg