So on my previous post I mentioned I was diagnosed via HSG that I have a 'slight' bicornuate uterus (B.U.). Well, after I got home I did a lot of googling and that was a big mistake. It made me feel even more terrified reading all those horror stories. What really DID help me was that from the googling, I found numerous women mentioning the Yahoo Group - Mullerian Anomalies. I did join and found that to be a very valuable website. I learned that a bicornuate uterus cannot be properly diagnosed via HSG and should be closely examined with an MRI, Saline sonogram or for a really clear view by a hysteroscopy/laproscopy. At the very least it should be left up to a Doctor with specialized training in Mullerian Anomalies or a Fertility Specialist. Thus began my quest to find such a doctor.
I started out with a handful of cards to local fertility clinics in our area. The first company which will remain nameless brushed aside my concerns about my diagnosis and when i asked for a 2nd opinion the Specialist looked at the HSG X-rays on my iPad and said "Yep, looks bicornuate." that was it? Really? No further testing? She went on to tell me that I shouldn't have any trouble getting pregnant with a B.U. It'd just make me a high risk pregnancy.
This visit with a specialist should have sent me running. But, alas, I stuck around for a few months of pointless meds.
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