My Hiding Left Ovary

Immediately after the HSG we performed an ultrasound to check my ovaries and lining.  My lining looked good, although I can't remember the number - maybe it was 6mm?  - it was a good number for being so early in the cycle.  He found my right ovary right away and one follicle measuring 10.5mm.

My left ovary was a mystery.  He couldn't find it no matter how much he moved around the ultrasound wand and pressed on my stomach (and this from a doctor who has performed thousands of ultrasounds over a few decades!).  Usually ultrasounds take only 1-2 minutes, but in the search for my left ovary it was at least 10 minutes of prodding and searching.  With no luck with the internal ultrasound he tried an abdominal ultrasound instead.  Also no luck.  Back to the internal ultrasound.  He found where he thought my left ovary should be but there was a black shadow, which he said could be a number of things, possibly the colon. Previously at my last ultrasound, the nurse practitioner had also had trouble finding my left ovary, so this was concerning to me.

The verdict was to come back on Monday or Tuesday (3-4 days later) for another ultrasound.  I left feeling relieved that I had at least had one follicle developing, but sad that there wasn't more, since my abdomen felt "full" and it seemed like the follostim had really been working.  One follicle is the same result as my only-clomid cycles, so it was a bit depressing that the injectables didn't seem to be working as well as we expected, especially when they're so costly.  I was also nervous that we'd have trouble with my left ovary again on Tuesday for my next ultrasound.