Comments on: Sonohysterogram

By: Kayla

Kayla — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:00:32 +0000

I had an SHG a few weeks ago and it was painless.

Googling / reading a lot of the comments in this section had me terrified but I didn’t have any reactions, I didn’t drip saline after, I barely had cramps, and the whole procedure took less than 5 minutes.

By: D

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:59:53 +0000

I had this procedure 1 week ago, ( due to extremely heavy periods) I was extremely nervous after talking to some of my friends who had it done and also reading the internet. I took 600 mgs of advil 1 hour before and brought my husband as a friend had advised me. I the ultrasound portion was fine no problems. When the Dr came in I explained that I was nervous after reading the internet and she said I would be fine. She guided me through the entire procedure which included a biopsy. It was painless. Thank God. Some minor cramping when she had to hold the cervix opened ( my cervix was tilted but still not an issue) I did some deep breathing to relax myself and it was over in 5 min or less. I did bleed after and spotted for 2 days and then I was totally fine. I took advil after the procedure and had no issues I even went to an office Christmas party. I don’t have a high pain tolerance and it was not a problem. To anyone who is nervous, just let your Dr know and they will probably be a little more gentle and understanding.
Hope this helps!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:39:15 +0000

To all the courageous women who posted here. Thank you.

For the majority these tests go on without complications. For the minority, who tell their experiences here, the complications are not worth the test.
Do your research! It’s your body. We are stuck in a male-dominated profession who will never understand the pain of cramping, childbirth or being injected with saline.

This helped me make my choice and it is a personal one. In my case the test is not worth the risk, even if the risk is very low.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:03:48 +0000

Hi ladies,
So I had a saline sonogram on Wednesday and it was clear and not painful at all but I was never given antibiotics to take before or after te procedure. In any event, the next morning after the test at 5am I woke up with horrible abdominal cramps. I called my RE because I was concerned this could be an infection. He said that because not even 24 hours had passed since the test, it couldn’t be an infection since they don’t develop that fast. According to him it takes 36-48 hours for an infection to develop. The rest of the day was horrible–really bad stomach cramps all over my abdomen (not just the ovary area). The next day I woke up still feeling miserable and ran a temp of 100.8 and started having painful cramps all over again. I went to the ER and was diagnosed with a UTI and stomach virus. I am currently on antibiotic (Cipro) and still feel a little sick–but the pelvic pain is now gone. However, it burns when I urinate. So I’m wondering–I’m really scared that I may have an infection from the test too–I’m been experiencing bright yellow CM in addition to the burning during urination. I’m not sure if Cipro could kill an infection from the test and don’t want to seem like a nag to my RE.. what would you do? Should I call my RE and get checked out. I’m not sure what the symptoms are for an infection after a sono–do any of you know?

By: SLH

SLH — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:56:54 +0000

I found out that I would need one of these procedures about a month ago. After reading all of these horror stories, I was TERRIFIED! I got so scared that I wanted to cancel the appointment. I have read that it is easier for people who had kids, and that made me worry since I have never given birth before. I am the biggest wimp EVER. I have a very low tolerance to pains so I was expecting for this procedure to be very painful, but it was WAY easier than I expected. I got myself all worked out for NOTHING! It was a piece of cake. The worst part of it was the anticipation. I did have a weird pressure cramp in my uterus, but it only lasted for 2 seconds. After the procedure was done, I felt period like type cramps for 15 minutes but then I was fine. They used an iodine to clean me, so i did have some red iodine leak out after words, but hardly anything.

For all of you that are afraid of this test, DON’T BE! It was very easy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:38:16 +0000

I read the comments about SHGs this morning before I was scheduled to have one (first time) this afternoon. Let’s just say, I was a bit worked up about the whole thing.

Turns out there was nothing to be worried about. I had no discomfort. I took 3 ibuprofin one hour before I went. I didn’t think it was any worse than a pap smear except a little messier with the saline leaking out afterwards.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:39:56 +0000

I must say, I am on my 2nd trial of ivf and don’t mind anything pertaining to the procedure rather than the 1st failure and the sonohystogram. I can endure bloodwork and surgery but this is quite painful. It’s been 4 days and I’m still spotting….gross. Heads up to 1st timers……expect pain. I tell it like it is

By: Annabelle

Annabelle — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:07 +0000

I had a sonohysterogram today. I had freaked myself out by reading these posts, so at the last minute, I had a friend drive me there just in case I couldn’t drive home. All my fears were for naught. Yes, the procedure was uncomfortable. I would say more painful, for me, than the HSG, but not much. I took 4 Advil beforehand, and luckily, I had a wonderful nurse whose hand I gripped through the entire procedure. The poor lady is probably hurting tonight. As soon as everything was removed, I was fine. I hopped up and went shopping with my friend for hours. I’ve had no side effects thus far. By the way, they did find a polyp, so I’m glad I had this done.

By: Pat980

Pat980 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:27:49 +0000

Finally I found people that suffered the same pain than me… I did the HSG on August 9th, after taking ibuprofren 600 and 2 azimotricin 500 mg ( antibiothics)
It was the worst pain of my life ( i havent had kids yet) 5 days after the HSG I started to bleed heavy, and I was in the 16th day of my cycle. Medical explanation ” something happened that makes the endometrial polyps we found in HSG bleed”. Anyway I have my appointment at the end of the month to remove the 2 polyps.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:48:01 +0000

I just recommend taking something before the procedure because I did experience intense cramps when they inserted the saline. And the cramps lasted for about 30 min after the procedure.