Hysteroscopy what to do?

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Not sure if this is quite the right place to post but I'm past the general happiness of conception boards and thought this might be better.

I'm booked in for a hysteroscopy early August on what will be day 16 of my usually short 24 day cycle, approx 5dpo if it happens.

I know you can't have it done if you are pregnant but after almost 3 years of trying and nothing, it's so unlikely I will be shall I just plan to have it done that day?

Should I bother TTC this month or on the incredibly small chance it might work would the hysteroscopy end it anyway?
Having a month off seems so wrong but also quite a nice idea.

I think I have got to the point where I realise this isn't going to just happen naturally and IVF is the only way.

Hi I was the same when I had mine. You can't have any chance of being pregnant. If you've been trying for 3 years its highly unlikely itll that month you could have been pregnant.
The hysterscopy will see if there's anything stopping you from getting pregnant such as fibroids, adenomyosis and so on.
If it's all clear, you may get referred for ivf straight away.
It is sad when you come to the point where you know you'll need help. I always had my hopes up. Now I'm 12 weeks with my IVF pregnancy.
It'll happen

Have the month off. That way there's no wondering and worrying about it.

Take the month off op. You can't have Hysteroscopy if there's any chance you may be pregnant anyway.

I had a Hysteroscopy at Serum Clinic two weeks ago. DH and I used condoms on the run up. The break from 'Omg might I be pregnant' was actually quite nice

Best of luck with it all. Hysteroscopies are extremely useful and very revealing. Mine showed a uterine septum and loads of scar tissue. I was told it probably explained the miscarriage I had last month. Hopefully all will be fine with yours, but it's best to know either way.

Don't ttc and do have the hysteroscopy. It is only 1 month and may provide necessary answers. Plus if you do move to IVF you will need to have had one anyway to ensure there's nothing physical preventing implantation.

Thank you. Having the month off.

I had surgery last year to remove fibroids so this is part follow up as I still have pain and I think part have a look around for consultant.
No IVF funding at all where I live so think the consultant is trying to squeeze in as much nhs stuff as possible.
How close to IVF do you need to have hysteroscopy?

You don't necessarily need to have a hysteroscopy to have IVF. Some clinics may want you to, but it's not universal.

I had hysterscopy to look for adenomyosis. I wasn't pregnant but was through cycle so not 100%. Drs did a test before i had any op. Once in there they did a d&c. I fell pregnant soon after. I didn't know but a D&C can actually help with conception. All the luck in the world to you x

That's true Persipan, but I would be wary of a clinic that would put a patient through the expense (both emotional and financial) of IVF without making sure the uterus looked ok first.

I don't think that's true polly. I've had 6 cycles of IVF through 3 different (non dodgy!) clinics and I've never had a hysteroscopy. One of those IVF round was NHS too. I've had HSG and an aqua scan but not a hysteroscopy.