My follow-up appointment

I have hydrosalpinx in my left tube. You can read more about it here: http://my-hydrosalpinx.com/

My doctor is recommending that we remove it. We can try to repair it, but he said the risk of an ectopic will be much greater and the tube also won't likely be functioning. He said the fluid dilates the tube (which I could see in my HSG), and that somehow kills the thread things on the ends of the tube that catch the egg. Since my other tube is clear and open, he thinks removing the bad tube would be the best way to increase our chances.

Since Hazen's SA was not great (40% Motility, 54% Viability, 26% Morphology), we will go to Missoula and have a more comprehensive test done. That will determine how we proceed--Clomid, IUI (IntraUterine Insemination), or IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization).

I asked if leaving the blocked tube for a little longer would continue to harm my fertility, and he said he is almost certain it won't do any further damage. He did put me on antibiotics just in case, but he is pretty sure that whatever infection caused the hydrosalpinx is long gone. So we will wait to remove the tube until Hazen is working.

My doctor told us we could go ahead and try Clomid for a couple of months, but that with all of our issues combined (questionable SA, hydrosalpinx, and irregular ovulation) we would probably be throwing our money away. So the plan for now is to finish up the antibiotics (which make me very sick!), do the second SA and continue to try naturally. Once Hazen has a job, we'll get more aggressive.

I'm bummed out. I suspected hydrosalpinx but actually hearing it was really hard. The only thing I can think that caused it was my first pregnancy. At 6 1/2 weeks, there was nothing seen in my uterus...I miscarried naturally, but an ectopic was never ruled out. I guess I'll never know, though.