Can anything be done to unblock my fallopian tubes, and if so how affective is this procedure?

Question

I had a procedure done last year where the doctor put dye through the both of my tubes to find that my left tube is fully blocked and the right tube is partially blocked. The doctor put my on a home Ovulation kit; the kit has shown that I do ovulate. Can anything be done to unblock my tubes, and if so how affective is this procedure?

I already have a little girl from a previous marriage, so I’m not sure how or why my tubes have become blocked. I am now married again, and would like to have another baby.

Answer 1

The procedure that you had done was called an HSG. Sometimes, while doing this procedure, the technician can actually unblock the tube. But believe me when I tell you, it is not the most comfortable feeling, sometimes quite painful.

There are procedures to go in to unblock the tube. Much like a tubal reversal. They go in a remove the scar tissue and then reconnect it. That is one option. The other option to conceive would be IVF.

Answer 2

I'm not saying this is your case, but most blocked Fallopian tubes happen due to scar tissue that was caused by a venereal disease infection.

The bad thing about having a partially blocked Fallopian tube is that if the egg is fertilized before the blockage and can't get past it, the result is called an ectopic or tubal pregnancy. This is a medical emergency as the pregnancy cannot grow in the tube but if left alone will cause the tube to rupture. That will cause severe pain and internal hemorrhaging requiring surgical removal of the ruptured tube.

One way to try to open a tube is by blowing gas through the tube. It is a minor procedure done as an outpatient and is not without discomfort. The success rate depends on how much of the tube is blocked.

Answer 3

A fallopian tube blockage typically prevents successful passage of the egg to the sperm, or the fertilized egg to the uterus. Surgery can be used to try to correct this common cause of infertility. The specific type of surgery depends on the location and extent of the fallopian tube blockage.

Some tubal procedures can be done using microsurgical techniques, either during open abdominal surgery or using laparoscopy through a small incision. The surgeon must have special training and expertise in microsurgery techniques and/or laparoscopy. This general overview describes the most common tubal procedures.

Tubal reanastomosis typically is used to reverse a tubal ligation or to repair a portion of the fallopian tube damaged by disease. The blocked or diseased portion of the tube is removed, and the two healthy ends of the tube are then joined. This procedure usually is done through an abdominal incision (laparotomy).

Salpingectomy, or removal of part of a fallopian tube, is done to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) success when a tube has developed a buildup of fluid (hydrosalpinx). Hydrosalpinx makes it half as likely that an IVF procedure will succeed.1 Salpingectomy is preferred over salpingostomy for treating hydrosalpinges before IVF.

Salpingostomy is done when the end of the fallopian tube is blocked by a buildup of fluid (hydrosalpinx). This procedure creates a new opening in the part of the tube closest to the ovary. However, it is common for scar tissue to regrow after a salpingostomy, reblocking the tube.

Fimbrioplasty may be done when the part of the tube closest to the ovary is partially blocked or has scar tissue preventing normal egg pickup. This procedure rebuilds the fringed ends of the fallopian tube.

For a tubal blockage next to the uterus, a nonsurgical procedure called selective tubal cannulation is the first treatment of choice. Using fluoroscopy or hysteroscopy to guide the instruments, a doctor inserts a catheter, or cannula, through the cervix and the uterus and into the fallopian tube.

Answer 4

I had an HSG executed final month... they observed one fallopian tube and ovary highlighted with the "gleaming dye" that shows up on the x-ray. The usual practitioner suggested that the liquid might sparkling out any debris contained in the fallopian tubes. in case you had an HSG executed and that's the kind you found out the two fallopian tubes are blocked, optimistically the standard practitioner might have greater solutions for you. toddler dirt to you...

Answer 5

I think there is an answer for you, but to get it for real I would go to a highly qualified obgyn. You need to understand why they are blocked now and what your options are.

Answer 6

You would need to see a fertility specialist.