My story... one blocked tube...

[babyplz]

Ok girls, here's my story... I've never posted on this site, but have been stalking it for quite sometime.  I'm VERY sad and just wanted to share.  None of my close friends seem to understand, because they've all conceived successfully within a few months.  I feel I have NO ONE to talk to about this, besides my husband. --- I'm 31 and my husband (who's 33) and I have been TTC for going on 15 months.  After a year of continual disappointment, I finally had an HSG done on the 10th of January, only to be even more disappointed.  I have a blocked fallopian tube (left side).  My OBGYN suggests that we just keep trying for at least another 6-8 months.  He says my chances of conceiving with only one tube within 2 years is 90%.  Has anyone else ever been told this?  He did suggest we get a second opinion and I do have an appt with a specialist next Wednesday.  My husband only wants to wait about 3 more months (b/c of the increased fertility after HSG) and if it hasn't happened by then, he wants to go the IUI route.  I don't know much about the IUI's, but what I do know, is that my insurance doesn't cover infertility!  We're already out $1700 for the HSG!  I've been very depressed and need someone to give me a little ray of hope/advice.  Currently on CD 8.  I ovulate fine.  Progesterone is fine.  Husband's little guys are fine.  Only problem that I know of - my one tube.  This sux.  You guys seem to do a pretty good job of keeping each other sane.  It's been great reading everyone's stories, so I just wanted to share.  

[Kricket212]

Sorry your tubes are blocked but I think given your age you can possibly do a laproscopy.  You can google it to get more info. Best wishes

[cindy104]

hi....everyone.
iam 25 years old...me and my partner have been tryin for a baby for about 3 years... had a HSG a few weeks ago and been told that both my tubes are blocked...my RT is blocked at the utrus and the LT at the end. i have an appt with my Gynaecologist next month...is there any hope when both fallopian tubes are blocked or will it just be IVF.
thanks and good luck to you all x

[Gemma75]

This is my first time on here and I would appreciate any one who can offer me some advice.
I'm 29 with two children, 4 years and 22 months.
12 weeks ago I had my left tube removed due to ruptured ecptopic and
I was told that my right tube has a small blockage.
My doctor says I need to try naturally concieving for 12 months before I will be reffered to a specialist for ivf
I am currantly trying with my partner for another child but wanted to hear from anybody else in similar situation as I want to know is it possible to get pregnant with only one tube remaining that has small hydrosalphinx
my thoughts are with everyone else on here who are going through fertility problems.
Many thanks for reading xxxxxx

[wendb]

I can totally empathize with you gals.  I had an ectopic pregnancy in 2005.  They didn't remove the tube at the time because they gave me methotrexate.  It turns out, though, that the tube is blocked anyway.  I had an HSG and it showed my right tube is completely blocked.  In addition, I have PCOS and rarely (if ever) ovulate.  I know how it feels to watch everybody around you get pregnant every time their husbands hang their jeans on the bedpost.  My co-worker had a baby last year and listening to her endless symptoms and baby planning almost got the best of me.  I  just want to scream.  It's not FAIR!!!!  I try not to give up hope, but after 4 years it's fading fast.  I've always wanted to be a mom, I just never thought I'd have this much trouble.  May God bless us all with a miracle.

[mmayer]

He's crazy to tell you to wait that long.  If you could get pregnant with that blocked tube, you would be pregnant by now.  The problem is the blocked tube often traps fluid that leaks into the uterus and is poisonous to the egg and the egg can't implant.  I realize this message is old but I am posting this for people who are googling this stuff.  Go to a fertility specialist who will probably recommend a laprascopy and salpingectomy (tube removal).  I had that done because one of my tubes was blocked due to endometriosis and I got pregnant weeks afterwards.  

After the fertility struggles I have gone through I think it's crazy that doctors tell people to wait a year.  In my opinion, if you are not pregnant after three or four months of trying, you should seek fertility help.  If there is not a problem, most couples will conceive after just a few months.  I am sorry that I waited over a year to seek help.

[AmyLilBit]

Hello my name is Amy Huntington. Im 28 years old & my DH is 26. My DH & I have been TTC for 4 1/2 years. I was told in 2004 that I had PCOS & that my left tube was blocked... Now in 2009 after taking Metaformin & PreNatals for 4 1/2 years, my PCOS is gone... I still have a bad tube... My doctor put me on 100mg Clomid in March, so we will see if that works out... I had my CD 3 & CD 10 bloodwork done, and it came back normal. Today 4/6/09 I went to the Dr to get my progesterone levels checked. My husband has had two semen analyst done. The first one came back normal. He recentley had another that had some LOW problems. He is going to get another one done this week. I have had 2 misscarriages in 2004 & 2008...  I'm looking for support from women who are dealing or who have dealt with the same stuff Im dealing with.
Thanks,
Amy