Diagnosis and High Hopes
It has been a while since my post on secondary infertility, and I want to share some hopeful updates! Between September 11th and now, I have had a lot of labs, appointments, and procedures with my doctor at OBGYN & Infertility (OGI) here in Minneapolis. We started with diagnostic testing which included: bloodwork, an ultrasound with saline injection, and an HSG (Hysterosalpingogram). First of all, I have been diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome) because I meet most of the criteria: (1) Hormone imbalance, which manifests for me with acne and an LH/FSH issue found in the blood tests (2) irregular periods and (3) the beginning of cysts found on my ovaries. My doctor also found polyps in my endometrium. In order for me to have a chance at a healthy pregnancy, the polyps had to be removed and the uterus cleaned out. Otherwise, implantation isn't likely to be successful. On October 17th I had a hysteroscopy, a procedure where they insert a 5 mm camera int...