we are newly married.. so not as if we hv been sexually active for years. purpose of pap smear is to find out if the woman has cervic cancer and also if she suffers from endometrosis which reduces the chance of pregnancy.
ultrsound scanning will detect stuff like if the woman has cysts or fyroids. but then again, will it detect block tubes? may not be. also, it does not detect stuff like if the woman is ovulation properly or is she ovulating every mth. all these problems need special tests & investigations.
after at least 6 mths of trying, and still dont conceive, go see a fertilty expert. he will do ultrasound scanning, pap smear and all the detail checks to determine whats the cause of the problem. he will then purpose methods of increasing the chance of conceiving. during that time, HB will be tested too.
a friend of mine is healthy. so is her HB. but she needs the assistance of fertility expert to hv her 2 boys. reason being, her hormones level are not high enough to get pregnant. she has to take hormones medicine to increase her hormones level.. and her doc observes the release of her egg during the 1 week period which she is fertile through scanning.. ie, she has to so see her doc EVERYDAY for 1 week for that.
318, ur SIL did the IVF procedure to get pregnant. pardon me, either your SIL or her HB has some problem. if not, IVF is the last resort as it cost close to $10k to get it done in KK and there is no guarantee. (though, can claim quite a fair bit from medisave for first timers) there is a high risk of multiple pregnancies.. & if it is not successful, it means is "abortion". coz the embryo is fertilised before injecting into the woman's womb. also, IVF procedure is very tough for the woman... she has to go through all the procedures to prepare herself... injections, medications, etc. the woman will feel lousy during that period!