The Journey

Once we were given the green light by our doctor we started actively trying to conceive again. I began tracking my ovulation, downloaded every app available & logging every symptom I felt 24/7. This went on for another 12 or so months with no luck. In 2021, we started seeking fertility treatment at Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM). By this point I had already been through 1 round of unmonitored Clomid and 1 round of unmonitored Letrozole with my local OBGYN. After the intial bloodwork and ultrasounds my specialist decided to start me on Clomid again, but this time at a higher dose, double what I had previously been taking. At my first monitoring visit (ALONE thanks to Covid) I was informed I had a robust response to Clomid and something looked off and she wanted me to ‘cancel this cycle.’ Cancel?? That’s the exact opposite of what I wanted to hear and what our intentions had been. With tear filled eyes, fear and confusion I reluctantly agreed. I left with orders for a Hysterosalpingography or HSG to be performed. A bit shaken up from this visit, I drove straight to my friends house that lived nearby to process this news.

I proceeded with the HSG in June of 2020 and WOW was this uncomfortable. which showed an open fully functioning left tube but no spillage on the right. Upon further review of the images from the HSG it was determined that the balloon had obscured and blocked entry into the right side which left us with no information about the functionality of the right side. This felt like a waste and I was not about to go through another HSG!

Because the HSG was inconclusive our doctor ordered a MRI of the abdomen and pelvis to further determine any anomalies. After two long torturous weeks of waiting we received the results and it was determined I had a bicornuate bicollis uterus. I felt like we were finally getting some answers and that could lead to solutions. However, the doctor assured me this should not contribute to our infertility. So from there I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility secondary to malformation of the uterus or a bicornuate uterus or what some like to refer to as a heart shaped uterus ❤️