u/mtn_dweller4life

****POSTING TO SPREAD AWARENESS. ****
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 14 cycles now. I started having pain/discomfort while having intercourse almost 3 years ago. Right away I did all the tests. Or so I thought. Full STI/STD panels and ultrasounds. Knowing something has to be wrong. My doctor said my issue was PVD. After ALL the infertility testing…I finally got the answer. Ureaplasma. This test is not on any STI/STD panel. I tried to retest after treating it at Planned Parenthood, and they don’t even offer the test. We were both treated, and it took almost 5 months for me to feel completely pain free! So only a few months of trying with no inflammation. (Some women have 0 symptoms.) I finally just got an HSG done, and found out I have one completely blocked tube. Ureaplasma caused me to have PID! I’m so thankful one was open, but devastated that one is blocked. This could have been potentially avoided if ureaplasma was on an STI panel.

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 14 cycles. After a few years of having the infection and testing for multiple STIS/STDS, but never being tested for ureaplasma. I finally received a test for it and tested positive. Two weeks of doxy (both of us) and I retested 1 month later and my test was negative. It took almost 5 months for me to feel completely pain free!! I finally got an HSG done, and found out I have a completely blocked tube. I’m so thankful one was open, but devastated that one is blocked. This could have been potentially avoided if ureaplasma was on an STI panel!! I’m just so sad and bummed out.

Wesley and Joshua or Wesley and Levi

After being tested through ultrasounds, urine tests, and multiple times for blood work, and dismissed for 3 years I FINALLY got an answer. I had Ureaplasma. My doctor had never heard of it. I had to advocate hard for myself. My symptoms were pain with penetration, dryness, and infertility. Some people have no symptoms. My husband and I took two weeks of doxycycline and tested negative. 4 months later I am finally symptom free, but still waiting for a positive pregnancy test. Posting for awareness!