I really hope someone out there can help cos I'm driving myself mad with worry at the moment. I had an HSG yesterday, day 11 of my cycle. Had a pretty heavy period 11 days ago so thought no way I could be pregnant. Doctor doing the X-ray said I and some spotting prior to the test, which is unusual for me. After sleeping on it I decided it was actually a bit worrying so did a pregnancy. BFP. I can't believe it. After 18 mths of trying I can't believe I'm pregnant now. Has anyone had this happen to them or know of anyone who has? There is very little info online. Seems risks are miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or birth defects from radiation but also some cases of healthy births. Doesnt say likelihood of any outcomes though or whether it's advisable to have a termination. Am waiting for a callback from the docter and feel sick to my stomach :-(((
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It isn't is it? I hope you do see the magic result following HSG - it does sound like a lot of people do. Fingers crossed for you too 
Right. Don't panic. In all honestly, everything should be fine. If your 'period' was 11 days ago then the egg will be nicely embedded by now and the chances of a miscarriage being caused by the hsg are very small. I've had one mc prior to DC, have one DC and another on the way who was also accidentally hsg'd.
Yes, I am the MNer keep was talking about :) I had an hsg on day 12 of my cycle, after a completely normal period. On about day 23 I was feeling a bit dodgy, and was supposed to be going on a seriously boozy night out, so did a test which was positive. Very positive 
. Booked in for 7 week scan due to fertility clinic referral, and got the shock of my life when we saw a real baby on the screen instead of a flickering heartbeat! Turns out my 'normal period' was a false period and I was actually 10/11 weeks pregnant, not 7.
Basically everyone I've spoken to in the fertility clinic/ante-natal specialists has said that the hsg is not something you should really worry about affecting the baby, although they obviously would prefer it if you weren't pregnant when it's performed, for obvious reasons! The dye is (pretty much) harmless, which is why they're happy to use it internally. It has happened before at my hospital, and the outcomes of the pregnancies don't seem to have been adversely affected by the hsg - it's normally other factors that cause the problems. But yes, there isn't really much research on how hsg's affect pregnancies, because it's supposed to be a diagnostic tool for infertility.
I'm currently at 22 weeks, the baby was pretty much perfect at the 20 week scan and apart from feeling like utter crap from week 7 to 16, I've been fine! Please try to relax - easier said than done, I know - and see what happens now. You have to be positive too, you've gone and got pregnant naturally, so you know your body can do it. Congratulations!
Smegs you're a sight for sore eyes - Thanks SO much! I am breathing one massive sigh of relief here. I'm so glad you replied! 
. I guess I'll still have to wait and see if a miscarriage occurs but tbh that's a normal worry anyway. I had a mc the year before I had DS so i wasn't completely confident with him until after the 12 week scan. My main worry was lasting effects on the baby if the pregnancy continues but if you've had re-assurances from lots of professionals and you're doing well yourself thats good enough for me! I will be quietly excited instead of not so quietly terrified from now on .
Thanks again and again and again! And best of luck for the next 18 weeks and beyond xxx
(and thanks again for helping me find her ladies!)
You're right, not being able to find anything out online today pushed me over the edge. I only had the briefest of panicky conversations with the doc on the phone (not least cos I was at work huddled in the entrance to the loos trying not to let anyone hear me talking about cycles and spotting and whatnot) which obviously didn't fill in all the gaps and put my mind at rest. But now you have so I'm a much happier bunny! Good advice re: chance of ectopic pregnancy. I should be speaking to doc again tomorrow morning re result of blood test so will ask when he thinks best to scan.
And yes purple I totally agree - this IS what mn should be about. And I'm delighted with it
Hey Smegs. I'm not bad thanks. Doc called this morning and said hcg was 300 which would be 4-4.5 wks pg. my calculations say it should be 5.5 weeks. So either pregnancy is on it's way out or could be just cos i ovulate late in my cycle. Wont be able to tell until they test again on monday. Have had mild stomach pains since the HSG which I know is a normal side effect but I also know could be a mc. Am doing pretty well not thinking about it all anyway - except at 5.30am this morning when Ds woke me up! Still, a trip to Chessington World of Adventures with 3 friends and our 7 kids between us meant not much time for worrying today! Thanks for checking in - its really nice of you . Hope you're Friday has been fun! Have a good we. X
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Weeeeeell, I was advised to do a test the day before, just to be on the safe side. I never bothered to tell the rat-smackers as it was negative, and of course it would be on CD11, right?! God knows what was going on with my body at the time.
Dont I hope everything goes well for you. HCG is a bit of a tricky one, we're all a bit different - hopefully it will keep going up and you'll have good news on monday. Have a great weekend :) Just to confuse you you'll probably have mild cramps/stomach pains whatever the outcome, I think the early weeks of pregnancy are designed to make us think a period is just around the corner
Thanks ladies! I also wasn't told to do a test, just asked if I could be pregnant. So with my less hysterical head on I guess that means its not a catastrophe if you have an hsg while pregnant. Encouraging comments re hcg too - I don't really know anything about it so it's good to hear that a low-ish reading might not mean anything. I keep getting waves of nausea today, which is interesting. Not common for me, except in early pregnancy....we shall see.
Will let you know how it goes on Monday. You've all been stars to help out
Have good weekends all. Hope sun shines (for a change) wherever you are!
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