Unauthorized Entry Is Prohibited: All You Need To Know About Obstruction of Pipes
The diagnosis of blocked fallopian tubes is one of the most common obstacles — both literally and figuratively — to women who want to get pregnant. Let's take a look at this issue.
Dr. Helga
Does this condition make pregnancy impossible?
The fallopian tubes act as transport channels, facilitating the movement of a fertilized egg into the uterus. If something interferes with the egg while moving through the tubes, then pregnancy does not occur. With partial obstruction of the tubes, the risk of ectopic pregnancy increases when a fertilized egg is implanted instead of the uterus into the wall of the fallopian tube, which is extremely dangerous for a woman's health.
If the lumen of the pipe along its entire length is completely blocked, the diagnosis is tubal infertility. However, in this case, there is a chance to correct the pathology.
Why does it happen?
- Heredity — tubes may be underdeveloped from birth or completely absent.
- Sexually transmitted infections that pr...
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