02/04/2024
*BLOCKED FALLOPIAN TUBES*.
t's unusual for people with blocked fallopian tubes to experience any symptoms. Many with this condition assume that if they are having regular periods that their fertility is fine. This isn't always true.
Each month, when ovulation occurs, an egg is released from one of the ovaries. The egg travels from the o***y, through the tubes, and into the uterus. The s***m also need to swim from the cervix, through the uterus, and through the fallopian tubes to get to the egg. Fertilization usually takes place while the egg is traveling through the tube. If one or both fallopian tubes are blocked, the egg cannot reach the uterus, and the s***m cannot reach the egg, preventing fertilization and pregnancy. It's also possible for the tube not to be blocked totally, but only partially. This can increase the risk of a tubal pregnancy, or ectopic pregnancy.
Unlike anovulation, where irregular menstrual cycles may hint to a problem, blocked fallopian tubes rarely cause symptoms. The first “symptom” of blocked fallopian tubes is often infertility. If you don’t get pregnant after one year of trying (or after six months, if you’re age 35 or older), your doctor will order a specialized X-ray to check your fallopian tubes, along with other basic fertility testing. A
specific kind of blocked fallopian tube called hydrosalpinx may cause lower abdominal pain and unusual vaginal discharge, but not every woman will have these symptoms. Hydrosalpinx is when a blockage causes the tube to dilate (increase in diameter) and fill with fluid. The fluid blocks the egg and s***m, preventing fertilization and pregnancy?
However, some of the causes of blocked fallopian tubes can have their own symptoms. For example, endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may cause painful menstruation and painful s*xual in*******se.
Symptoms that could indicate pelvic infection include:
general pelvic pain
pain during s*xual in*******se
foul smelling vaginal discharge
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