Just returned from the HSG and it was not so bad! It was not the most pleasant experience, but not nearly as bad as I had aniticipated. I could feel a tiny bit of cramping as the catheter was inserted into the cervix. Then they arranged the x-ray machine over the abdominal area and then the injections of dye began. That is when I felt some pretty serious cramping but it seemed to subside until he injected more dye. I can't even remember how many times he injected the dye, but I thought he told me 5 times. The cramping was definitely not pleasant, but as soon as it was over I felt fine. The whole thing took 10 minutes or less! Then they brought my husband in and we looked at the x-ray pictures and he said everything is normal!! That is a definite relief. I talked to him about what the next step is and he recommneded waiting 3 months since this test has a tendency to boost your fertility for the first three months. He said this is because it tends to flush out any old mucus, blood, etc... If after three cycles I am not pregnant then I am to call his office and we will meet to discuss the next step, which he recommends being a laparascopy. He said that this test only tells us that my tubes are open, but it does not tell us if I have endometriosis or anything of that nature. He says that he feels confident that this will all work out in the end since I have regular cycles and I use the fertility monitor and know when I ovulate and get my period 2 weeks after it indicates ovulation. I have also had blood tests following ovulation and those tests indicated that I had ovulated. Now I get a nice three month wait and hopefully in that time pregnancy will occur!