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Does ovulating mean fallopian tubes came untied?

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Dr. Deborah Smith answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

No: Women still ovulate even if their tubes are tied . A tubal ligation just blocks the passage of the egg down the tube it does not stop the egg from being made and released.

Answered 9/12/2013

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