A hydrosalpinx is the medical name for a fallopian tube that has become filled with fluid due to injury or infection. The fallopian tubes normally function to ‘catch’ an egg each month as it is released from the ovary; the tubes are the meeting place for egg and sperm and the mechanism by which the […]
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Aug
Aug
Hydrosalpinx is the name for a condition in which a woman’s fallopian tube becomes blocked with fluid. There are different causes for this condition and symptoms can vary depending on the individual. Some women do not experience any symptoms, but it can have a severe impact on fertility. SYMPTOMS Symptoms of hydrosalpinx include: abdominal and […]
WHAT IS HYDROSALPINX? A hydrosalpinx is a specific type of fallopian tube blockage. The fallopian tubes extend from the uterus, one on the right and one on the left. If they become blocked or infected, infertility may result. Hydrosalpinx blockages are present in 10 to 30 percent of tubal infertility cases. CAUSES OF HYDROSALPINX A hydrosalpinx is when […]
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Dec
Dec
What is hydrosalpinx? Hydrosalpinx is a condition in which Fallopian tube dilates with the fluid. The word hydrosalpinx comes from two Greek words. “Hydro” means water and “Salpinx” means tube. So the meaning of hydrosalpinx is fluid in the Fallopian tubes. Hydrosalpinx is, therefore, a condition in which your Fallopian tubes are blocked and […]