Saline Infusion Sonohysterogram (SHG)?

Thanks for everyone that checked in on my checkup. I kept my socks on, but I got a vest and long sheet to cover myself up. I had a breast exam leaning forward and then he checked my armpits and nipples laying down and just a quick speculum check where he said everything looked ok except the abnormal blood. He commented that my belly seemed like I was overweight and that could be the cause of my issue, but he set me up for something called a Saline Infusion Sonohysterogram. He said it will be crampy and it involves dilating my cervix and filling my uterus with a saline solution via catheter while he does a transvaginal ultrasound to see what’s the cause of my abnormal bleeding . Despite my med fetish, I’m actually scared for this visit. He said it will feel like my water is being broken and I’ll have contractions to dilate. He’s prescribed me a Xanax, a pill to soften my cervix, and advised me to take 2 Advils before the procedure. Apparently I’ll have to wear a maxi pad for a few hours while the saline solution and exits my body over 5 hours. He also said there might be spotting and cramps for several. There’s so little info about this procedure online and I can’t imagine this will feel very good. Anyone familiar with this procedure?

It is a procedure still little used in France because most of the time we prefer a hysteroscopy (examination of the inside of the uterus with an optical fiber)

The most delicate is the introduction of the catheter through your cervix, it is at this moment that you must be very relaxed to facilitate the gesture (as for the installation of an IUD)

The examination makes it possible to look at the state of the mucous membrane and to look for the causes of the bleeding.

The vaginal ultrasound is not painful, just a probe inserted into your vagina.

For the suites you will probably have some losses from the instilled water but it will not be a torrent!

This examination must be scheduled between the 4th and 13th day after your period, therefore just before ovulation to be sure that you will not be pregnant.

Your gynecologist will give you the results right away and tell you if he saw anything bleeding, at your age it could be polyps which are probably nothing serious.

Good luck

Hello @Avest9771 . Having a fetish of examination is one thing. Having an examination with the idea there is something wrong with your health is something different. Maybe there are some overlapping things…… but at the other hand, know that the most ones on this site know this… and. Know I support you. Don’t be afraid I hold your hand (and maybe much more of this site) fingers crossed there is nothing really wrong en if….. that it is easy to fix… and at the end you keep the remembering of the nice things of this all and enjoying your fetish…

That sounds like a pretty invasive and painful exam to me. Did you ask the doc if there are alternatives? I'm not a doctor but if it's from overweight then I assume many women would have that kind of bleeding. Did you consider a second opinion from another doctor? Anyway I wish you good luck a good outcome and I'll hold your hand too to support you.

@Tonykiko67 Honestly, he was an abrasive moron and I really considered asking for another doctor. I even considered switching practices but I’m desperate for an answer at this point. I think blaming temporary weight gain is a lazy default, especially since I’ve dealt with this on and off for the past 15 years and have been underweight during most of these episodes. He also said he’d prescribe me 1 Xanax and told me to take 2 paracetamol before the procedure, which is such a shitty thing to say in my opinion, especially after he said how much it would hurt. Thanks for your response and support

@Tonykiko67 Honestly, he was an abrasive moron and I really considered asking for another doctor. I even considered switching practices but I’m desperate for an answer at this point

Very understandable that you are desperate for an answer though if I read your text it might be a good choice to call around to find a practice where they can help you soon. Out of experience here in Belgium I know that doctors always keep spare time for urgent cases. So if you explain your situation there's a big chance they will see you soon.

Saline Infusion Sonohysterogram is common procedure to image the internal organs for infertility and bleeding.

The feeling during the procedure is individual from uncomfortable to pain

I hope you will pass the procedure easily and that you will find the cause for your bleeding

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