My Uterus and I

Last night, I received an e-mail from my RE letting me know my HSG results.

Good news is that my fallopian tubes are open.  She did, however, tell me that my uterus is "notably arcuate".  After painstakingly searching Google for an explanation in layman's terms, I found out that while normal uteri should be shaped like an upside-down triangle, mine is heart-shaped.

Normal uterus

Example of an Arcuate uterus

She reassured me that having an Arcuate uterus is not associated with infertility or miscarriage but it's just the way that my uterus was formed during embryogenesis.

However, while Googling the meaning of an arcuate uterus, I came upon some articles that stated that having an Arcuate uterus can lead to "a higher risk for miscarriage, premature birth, and malpresentation".  Confused, I Googled some more and came upon various forums where some women have had miscarriages (even on their second term or even the 7th month of pregnancy) because they have an Arcuate uterus!

My RE said that I do not require surgery in order to correct my uterus.  She would have advised me to have surgery if my HSG showed a Septate uterus, which has "a band of tissue called a septum running down the middle of their uteri".

Example of a Septate Uterus

When I was waiting for my HSG results, all I was thinking about was whether my fallopian tubes were open or not.  Now, I find out that there are kinds of uteri anomalies! I mean, who would have known that there are so many factors that can affect pregnancy, miscarriages, etc.?

I've e-mailed my RE to ask if I can opt for surgery just so that I can correct the problem. We'll see what she has to say.

3 More Months!

Last Saturday, June 12, while cooking for our house blessing that afternoon, I received a call from the fertility clinic telling me that they received the results from my Day 3 blood tests and that apparently, I was not immune to Rubella.  They recommended I get the shot before I begin my fertility treatments. I said fine, that's no problem at all.

So the following Tuesday, while waiting for the MOA to prepare the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)shot, I asked my family doctor if he got the results to my Day 3 bloods tests.  He said he did and apparently my FSH levels are normal (below 9), my LH levels are normal and my Androgen levels are normal.  Great, good news.  However, since I am getting the MMR shot, he told me I had to restrain from TTC for three months since becoming pregnant with a fetus infected with rubella can result with me having to terminate the pregnancy!! (see Blueberry Muffin Baby)  I really didn't want to hear that! But then I thought, well, we waited almost two years, might as well wait for another three months.  He advised me that we need to use contraceptives for the next three months! I mean, B and I have not used those for a long time!

I guess it's better that I go through all this now rather than later.  It's just that sometimes it's so hard to see the positive side when everything seems so... negative.

Tomorrow, I will be going for my HSG.  With all my blood work turning out to be normal, I'm getting extremely nervous about this procedure.  I mean, what if my tubes are blocked?  What if they tell me that the only option I have is IVF?! What if! What if! What if! I seriously should just learn how to relax!