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A member asked:

So when you release an egg and it travels through the fallopian tube, how can you get a period if both fallopian tubes are removed? i don't understand

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Menstrual lining: When you have a period you are shedding your menstrual lining - the endometrium -- not the egg. The egg is only 1 microscopic cell. The material and blood that is expelled during the menstrual cycle all comes from the lining of the uterus.

Answered 3/22/2019

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