UNBLOCK FALLOPIAN TUBES

Fallopian tube obstruction is a major cause of female infertility. Blocked fallopian tubes are unable to let the ovum and the sperm converge, thus making fertilization impossible. Fallopian Tubes are also known as oviducts, uterine tubes, and salpinges (singular salpinx).

The chance of getting pregnant decreases with age. The older you are the longer you may have been exposed to a nutrient deficiency or to toxicity which may negatively impact the quality of your eggs. You may also have a lower number of egg cells left and they may not be as healthy as before. You may also develop other health conditions, such as blocked fallopian tubes, that can cause infertility. Older women can also be at a higher risk of miscarriage.

When your fallopian tubes become blocked, your eggs can no longer travel down the tube. Obstructions can occur in one or both fallopian tubes. Since the sperm and the egg can no longer meet because of the obstruction, this condition is called tubal factor infertility.

When you ovulate every month, your ovary releases an egg cell. The egg then travels to the uterus via the fallopian tube. The sperm has to swim up from the cervix to the uterus as far as the fallopian tube to meet the egg. When one or both of your tubes are totally blocked, fertilization cannot take place. Remember, there are cases of partial obstruction in one or both tubes, in which case there is a higher risk of an ectopic pregnancy but also the possibility of the tubes being unblocked, depending on the scale of the blockage.

If only one of your tubes is blocked and your ovaries are functioning normally, you still have a chance of getting pregnant naturally.

The majority of blockages in the fallopian tubes are caused by pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). which is often, but not in every case, the consequence of a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

Other causes of tubal blockages include STD infections (particularly Chlamydia and Gonorrhea), a ruptured appendix, abdominal surgery, ectopic pregnancies, endometriosis and other complications, or the blockage can simply be due to dehydration.