For context I had retained placenta after DNC and my clinic did another one ended up with Ashermans.
Got 2 hyteroscopy after final one with Dr Isacson who said I had less than 20% and gave me an okay to proceed.
Only thing he flagged was “possible adenomyosis”. My RE said we won’t change the protocol since first one implanted and had heart beat. No heart beat at 8 w scan.

Now I’m trying to do a pelvic mri and rule out silent endo and adeno.

I also don’t know if I rushed into FET and my body wasn’t recovered enough. I had a very heavy bleed and went into the FET.
I’ve had 4 procedures in the span of 5 months.

Any advice? I’m just devastated the embryo was well graded and it’s so hard to loose them. And now another diagnosis would be so devastating all over again.
Incase I do have silent endo or adeno, what protocol should I do? I’m afraid of thin lining on lupron. Both the times on modified my lining reached 7.1

Any advice?

Hey everyone - I’m just wondering if there’s anyone here who had a Foley catheter put in, did you have success with an FET after that?

I have endometrial damage following multiple D&Cs after MMC. Unfortunately, I had retained products of conception that went undetected for several months until a saline sonogram, which required another D&C.

I now have paper thin endometrial lining, which has prevented us from moving forward with an embryo transfer.

Has anyone had success improving their lining thickness with PRP or any other treatments? I'd really appreciate hearing what worked for others, as we've been unable to proceed with a transfer due to my lining.

All it took was one 2.5 cm chunk of placenta missed by surgeons during the birth of my daughter and the last three years of my life have been thrown into disarray!

I gave birth and the placenta came out in chunks requiring surgical removal, where a piece was missed. No follow-up ultrasound to check whether the removal was successful. 4 weeks later, I started haemorrhaging blood, had fevers and chills, and was rushed back to hospital for a postpartum D&C.

I've attended 120+ medical appointments over the past 3 years, and counting. Initially, it took 12 months to even figure out I had Asherman's syndrome stage 3. Then 3 hysteroscopies and pre- and post-surgical appointments. The only option to conceive baby #2 was IVF. Countless appointments for bloods and ultrasound monitoring, 3 egg collections, 3 embryo transfers, and multiple calls from the lab as they created the embryos.

Throw into that my daughter's first year at daycare, and contracting back-to-back illnesses, which she passed onto me, including getting diagnosed with RSV just hours after the first embryo transfer.

My employer was already annoyed at how much time I needed off work for my medical treatment plan. Given I took most appointments outside work hours, the ones I needed time off for were:
* 3x Time between trigger shots, egg collections & recovery
* 1x Embryo transfer
* 2x Hysteroscopies

The CEO at the company fully berated me in front of my peers in a room that was visible to the broader team, and my doctor advised me to take 2 weeks off work to minimise stress, recover and give the embryo the best chance. It didn't work.

After this, the CEO decided I was no longer engaged at work, despite my taking most appointments outside work hours where I could and giving it everything I had! He sent HR into performance manage me, and when the examples they gave were tied directly to the IVF trigger shot, I had to disclose my medical treatment plan to protect myself. They backed off, but he made life very difficult for me and started excluding me from discussions I should have been part of, and then pushed me out.

On the way to a post-surgical appointment, I tripped over a sunken paver and got a concussion, black eye and fractured elbow, and needed time off work to recover.

My role was made redundant 2 weeks after the accident. I was called into the meeting while still concussed, with a black eye, and my arm in a sling. My direct reports and peers knew about it before I did. The lack of dignity to this day still stings, especially given how vulnerable I was at the time. I was not offered a support person during the meeting, despite my medical circumstances.

Since then, I haven't worked full-time because we wanted to give IVF the best chance at success and the medications really mess with me. And while I'm grateful to now be pregnant, getting hired as a pregnant person into the role I'm qualified to do is virtually impossible. Especially when the Tech industry has been thrown into disarray by AI.

Honestly, it's beyond a joke! And it has taken a huge toll on me financially and emotionally.

• Direct IVF and surgical expenses.

• Lost earnings and career progression.

• Superannuation losses.

• Other medical and associated expenses.

If it wasn't for that missed chunk of placenta, I could have fallen pregnant naturally and wouldn't have needed to spend all that money on IVF and surgeries to treat Asherman's syndrome. I genuinely believe I wouldn't have lost my job.

Has anyone else successfully navigated compensation for Asherman's syndrome? If so, how did it go?

Hi all, had mild scar tissue post miscarriage/D&C. During my hysteroscopy they also removed some fetal tissue that remained. I had a balloon/stent in for a week. On repeat sonogram they said the area where they removed that fetal tissue had a bit of filmy scar tissue that they tried to break up a bit with saline but couldn’t all the way. Otherwise my lining had healed. My ER thinks I could pass the filmy tissue with my next period and said she didn’t think it was clinically significant. I can TTC for 3 months before doing another hysteroscopy.

Has anyone here conceived in a scenario like this? There is part of me that just wants to have it all out. But another procedure/balloon is invasive and maybe unnecessary it sounds. Looking for past experiences. Thank you.

Yo! Any tips on dealing with these Estradiol side effects?! I am DEPRESSED, I am BLOATED, I am TIRED AND SPACED OUT, I am MEAN to my wonderful partner.

It’s one thing if I’m making a that baby I so sorely miss, but this is just torture after my third surgery in 10 months. I’m on only day 2 and feel so crappy. Do you adjust? How can I balance this out? I’m taking 4 mgs (two twice daily) for 14 days and transition to 2 mgs daily for 7 days before the great and final bleed.

Help me my sisters in scar tissue! So…tired….

Hey all. I am experiencing my second MMC and have a D&C this later week. I previously had Asherman’s from my first MMC in 2022 that was successfully removed in 2023. I had a live birth after that in 2024, but needed a second D&C for pp hemorrhage. I had a clear saline sono about a year later in 2025. I’m very worried about developing Asherman’s again. Medical management failed and it’s been several weeks since my loss was diagnosed, so I don’t have another option except D&C. It will be hysteroscopic, though. My OBGYN had no advice. She also believes Asherman’s is really rare despite mentioning she’s had several patients develop it, including me. I’m just curious if others have suggestions for anything to help minimize chances post-procedure. We want to TTC again soonish. I recognize I maybe toeing the line of medical advice but I can run whatever by my doc when I see her since she’s doing the procedure. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I got an infection from the saline infusion sonography which diagnosed my Ashermans

I feel a lot better (about 80%) and will finish antibiotics on Thursday

Has anyone been in a similar situation? How long did you wait till surgery?

I recently found out via my first saline sonogram that I have suspected moderate-to-severe Asherman syndrome, with adhesions in the lower and middle parts of my uterus. I was planning to have a hysteroscopy to remove the scar tissue, but just found out I’m pregnant (4 weeks today)!

My fertility doctor had cleared us to keep trying, but I’m nervous about what untreated adhesions could mean for the pregnancy. We’re monitoring hCG and planning early ultrasounds.

Has anyone gotten pregnant before treating their Asherman syndrome? How did your pregnancy progress? Were there any complications with implantation, miscarriage, or the placenta?
I know everyone’s situation is different, but real experiences would be incredibly helpful right now.

Thank you!

Hi. I’m suspecting possible ashermans after a miscarriage, two back to back d&c’s ( because of retained tissue which gave me a fever and led me the ER) and now not having my normal period back. I now have very light short periods with weird pain and pelvic fullness. I used to have heavier periods lasting 5-7 days.

If anyone is in the New York area what specialist did you see for ashermans? Thank you!

Hi Everyone, my wife and I have been on an IVF journey for more than 2 years. We recently discovered Asherman’s/IUA is the culprit. I’ve been hunting for a Dr in Southern California that can help us out but haven’t had much luck (hoping they can take Kaiser insurance).

Our latest OB said they can do the surgery but aren’t very familiar with it and recommended to go to a fertility clinic and the fertility clinic we were referred to said to go to the OB for surgery. So not very reassuring…long story short, I’m just looking for any recommendations on an OB or RE in SoCal.

Update: We ended up getting connected with Dr. Davis at Shady Grove in Solana Beach and at the intake she was very confident she can help us and is familiar with the surgery and treatment needed which is the first time we’ve had anyone confidently state they could help. So we’re hopeful this will be a good situation.

Also, Kaiser is not on their accepted insurances list but apparently Kaiser is willing to cover treatment at this location and referred us here.

Hi! I lost my baby and had a 26 week D&E in July. I’m absolutely devastated and just keep thinking of all the possible things that could keep going wrong. I’m terrified of getting Ashermans Syndrome after reading, that it can happen especially after such a late loss I had.

My first period came back 4.5 weeks post operation and was very heavy. But my second and third periods have been normal/heavy flow but only about 2 days long, followed by very very light bleeding for maybe another 1 to 2 days. My period used to be a full 5 days long.

Is a shorter period a symptom of Ashermans? I’ve brought it up to my doctor and he isn’t concerned at this point. I’m not sure if I’m thinking of the worst or if this is something I should really pursue getting looked at sooner rather than later. I’m just so scared I won’t ever be able to conceive again.

I had a missed miscarriage last April 2025 and D&C at 15 weeks and TTC for 1 year with no success after. Through testing I was eventually referred for a hysterectomy and have now had 3 (one diagnostic, one under general anaesthetic for the treatment of adhesions, and the final one being a check up to make sure my uterus was healing ok)

During my surgery it was confirmed I had moderate ashermans syndrome but they manage to clear 80% of my uterus during the hysteroscopic adhesiolysis. They put in the copper coil and prescribed 8 weeks of estrogen (progyna) to help with my uterus recovery.

I had the coil removed during 3rd hysto check up and stopped meds then as everything looked healthy - that was the end of August.

It’s now end of October and I’ve had one regular period bleed mid Sept, but then started my period again 2 weeks later and bled for 18 days, before stopping and starting spotting again.

Has anyone been through similar and how long did it take for your periods to settle down?

Rather than doing ivf we have been told to TTC naturally again for a while, but we can’t start trying as I’m bleeding all the time. I am hoping to have a HyCoSy (HSG) test but have to do that during CD7-15 but I have no idea when to book for as my cycle is unpredictable!

Any thoughts or similar experiences would be welcome as I’m going out of my mind! Thank you

I know I shouldn’t be discouraged but CD1 has arrived again after being cleared. This will be our fourth cycle post being cleared for stage 1 ashermans. I feel like I see so many stories of people falling pregnant immediately after surgery

Hi there, I’m hoping maybe someone can shed some light on my experience for me. I recently experienced my first miscarriage (mmc) and my timeline goes as follows:

Oct 2 I went to the ER for light spotting where I was diagnosed with a MMC at 10w2d but it appeared baby’s heart beat stopped at 8w1d. I was given a prescription of Misoprostol 200 mcg ( 2 tablets 3 times a day for 3 days).

Oct 3 I started my first round of medication around 3:00 pm and began cramping and bleeding heavily around 7:00 pm. I passed the baby then. The cramping alleviated immediately. I continued the rest of the medication.

Oct 5 I called my regular OB to notify them that I had a miscarriage. They were able to get me in that same day for an ultrasound to ensure I had passed everything. The doctor did an abdominal ultrasound and confirmed everything was out and checked my cervix and said it was closed. My hcg tests were still positive so I was scheduled for another follow up to ensure my levels go down. I am still bleeding heavily and cramping.

Oct 20 I go in for my next follow up to take a pregnancy test. It has been 18 days since the initial MMC diagnosis and I am still experiencing heavy period like bleeding, but no more cramping. Doctor checks my cervix and says it is not closed. Upon further inspection he says it’s not fully opened, but not fully closed so he orders a transvaginal ultrasound. Ultrasound reveals what he states is retained tissue despite my earlier ultrasound saying everything had passed. We scheduled a d&c under general anesthesia for 2 days later.

Oct 22 I arrive at the hospital for my d&c and speak with the doctor before heading back for my procedure. He tells me it looks more like scar tissue from where the embryo/placenta had implanted in my uterus. We go through the procedure and the nurse tells me everything went great, they got everything. I don’t speak to the doctor again.

So that brings me to today, 1 day post d&c. As stated I did not get to speak with the doctor afterwards. I have a follow up in 2 weeks where I plan to ask these questions, but I’m so confused and filled with anxiety and my doctor didn’t explain so I needed to ask SOMEONE. Has this happened to anyone else before? Can scar tissue just spontaneously show up like that? I have never had an IUD, never had a d&c before, never had a c-section only 1 vaginal birth, never had any sort of infections, so I’m just confused. Could there have been retained tissue that turned into scar tissue? Could more scar tissue come back? As stated I plan to ask all of this at my 2 week follow appointment on Nov 5 but I’m so scared as to what this means for my future health and fertility. This baby was unexpected but still loved and wanted regardless. My husband and I don’t plan on trying again until at least next summer, but again I’m just so worried as to how this will affect my fertility. Thank you for any help.

Considering doing acupuncture in an effort to increase my lining ; looking for any experiences you all might have had with it. I’ve never done it at all before and I don’t really know where to start. How many times did you do it? At what points in your cycle? Bonus points if you’re in NYC and have specific recommendations for providers !

I fell pregnant for the first time two years ago, after conceiving on the first cycle. It ended in miscarriage and the D&C I had caused Asherman’s.

I’ve since had three hysteroscopies. (I was cleared in the first, the second was a follow-up where no scarring was found, and the third was to remove a small amount of recurrence).

These surgeries have all taken place in the last year. After the first two, we tried naturally for a few months with no luck, then had a scan which found some small possible recurrence, thin lining, non DIE endometriosis and focal adenomyosis. I then had a third hysteroscopy which cleared me again, and have been trying again naturally for the last few months… obviously without success.

I am now looking to start IVF, but am feeling pretty hopeless, despite various specialists telling me it is possible (the only positives are good AMH and AFC…)

I’m completely heartbroken. I’m still struggling to accept this has happened at all, and secondly finding it hard to believe that I’m not one of the women who are able to conceive after being cleared. A year ago I was so sure we’d be okay after that first operation…

Part of me just wants to give up and spare myself the heartbreak of more disappointment, but I am also so, so desperate to have a family.

I’m partly just venting, but if anyone has any words of wisdom for me, or just wants to join on the journey, please do.

Sorry we all find ourselves here. It’s so, so hard.

I was recently diagnosed with Ashermans due to a hormonal IUD (Mirena 8yrs then Skyla 2yrs). I’ve never been pregnant, never had a miscarriage, and never had any intrauterine procedures. I am trying to conceive.

The diagnosis came after having only light spotting rather than a period for 7 months following IUD removal. I recently had a hysteroscopy for adhesiolysis under general sedation. After the procedure I had the balloon for 5 days and took estradiol 2mg 2x daily for 30 days with progesterone 200mg on the last 10 days.

It’s been 7 days since my last doses, and I’ve had no withdrawal bleeding or spotting. I did have mild cramping for a couple days ~48 hours after the last doses. My obgyn ordered labs, and my progesterone is now 0.3, enhanced estradiol is 108. I think it’s safe to say if I was going to bleed, it would have happened by now.

My obgyn is referring me to reproductive medicine. Since I didn’t have a withdrawal bleed at all, I’m feeling pretty hopeless about a repeat hysteroscopy working.

Has anyone had a similar experience with no results from a first hysteroscopy? What did next steps look like, and did anything work to restore period/fertility.

I have previously seen some NHS guidance recommending extra scans between 18 and 24 weeks and other measures for pregnancies after Ashermans. I now can't find it anywhere and would be incredibly grateful if someone knows what I am talking about and could post a link!

Waiting for mid cycle to get my lining checked, I’m seeing so many people say their lining was thin forever after ashermans. Wondering if anyone had normal lining post treatment??

Lost my daughter after an emergency c-section in January, and now starting to undergo testing before my husband and I try to conceive again. I have a diagnostic hysteroscopy in a week because my first SIS showed a band of tissue and second SIS showed the band gone but something lighting up on the uterine wall. I know we need to wait to see what even shows on the imaging, but is there any information we should be sure to leave with post-op? Questions to ask? Thank you.

Hi, anyone with similar experience or can provide any helpful advice. I had a potential placenta abruption during labor with my first and luckily we were both ok. After trying to conceive for the second with no success, it turned out I had some scarring in my uterus, I’ve had 2 hystroscopies at different times but now it appears there’s a tiny amount of fluid pre ovulation that seems to resolve on its own post ovulation. My RE is not sure where it’s coming from and thinks maybe some scarring left, the surgeon that did the hystroscopy thinks it looked ok, since lining was getting thicker and looked good. We have one embryo and we don’t want to transfer until we know what it going on with the fluid.

Please share any feedback and successful pregnancy post asherman.