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Doctor insights on: Narrow Fallopian Tubes

Fallopian tubes: Fallopian tubes are paired tubular structures, right and left, that connect the uterus to the pelvic cavity. The tube picks up an egg (oocyte) after ovulation at its far end and transports it down towards the uterus. If the woman had intercourse sperm swims through the uterus into the tube at the near end, when conception occurs it is in the mid-portion of the tube. ...Read more

No: Fallopian tubes cannot grow back. There are organs in the human body that can but a woman's tubes cannot unfortunately. ...Read more

Go to GYN: You might need to get a hysterosalpingography or uterosalpingography a radiologic procedure to investigate the patency of the tubes. An interventional radiologist can sometimes open the occluded tubes. Go to doctor to discuss options. ...Read more

Unknown: Can find out with a hysterosalpingogram

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No: You can sometime have them put back together or have a reanastomosis if their is enough tube left to perform that procedure. It is hard to know if their is enough tube for sure prior to performing the surgery. Need to consult with a specialist. Also, you could consider IVF - this is very successful method to help achieve a pregnancy after having a tubal. Hope this helps. ...Read more

Many ways: Fallopian tubes can be blocked for several reasons: a prior infection of the tubes, appendix, or uterus, previous surgery causing scar tissue inside the belly, and endometriosis. Sometimes surgery can provide answers by looking for these causes, and sometimes there is no obvious answer. ...Read more

Infection: Most commonly an infection, could be asymptomatic ...Read more

Scar tissue: Most commonly scar tissue from prior infection ...Read more

Scar tissue: Hydrosalpinx (fluid filled fallopian tube) occurs when the tube is scarred and the fluid produced by the cells lining the tube cannot get out. This is generally caused by scar tissue from prior surgery, endometriosis, or sexually transmitted diseases. ...Read more

Normal: When this is stated on report, it means that the tubes are open and normal in most cases. ...Read more

HSG or surgery: The only ways to tell are a radiology test called a hysterisalpingogram (hsg) or laparoscopy and chromotubation. Would rec you start with hsg as it's less invasive. Both procedures can sometimes open a blocked tube so they can be both diagnostic and therapeutic. ...Read more

Well, ...: Not unless there was a congenital defect that a woman was born without them. ...Read more

MILD?: Likely it is-milld-meaning small usually not significat at the moment possibly needs to be followed up. ...Read more

No: No

Who? Or What?: Him who introduced infectious agent, such as chlamydia or gonorhea bacteria to the tubes through sexual intercourse. Or the surgeon who left scar tissue after pelvic surgery. ...Read more

How do you know?: How do you know it is your fallopian tubes that are hurting? There are many anatomical structures in the pelvic/abdomen that could be causing you pain. I would have it looked at. ...Read more

Can't heal: After coagulation (burning) the tubal segment is denatured - and its dead, so it can't truly heal. Sometimes tubal ligations done this way do fail because the 'burned' part develop a fistula (a hole) that leaves the tube open. This is not healing though, the tube is still abnormal. ...Read more

No: If they are blocked surgery may or may not be able to unblock them, depending on how abd they are blocked and what shape they are in sometimes they both need to be removed and u will need in vitro fertilization, if they do become unblocked u have to be followed closely so u do not get an ectopic pregnancy. ...Read more

Usually infection: Most of the time when there is fluid in the fallopian tube, called a hydrosalpinx, this is the result of damage to the fallopian tubes in the past. The most common sources of that damage are a previous infection, endometriosis, or surgical scar tissue. ...Read more

PID: The most common cause of which I am aware is pelvic inflammatory disease. ...Read more

Infertility.: Infertility.

Take a HSG test: A hysterosalpingogram or hsg test is an x-ray dye test that makes sure that both fallopian tubes are open and look normal. It also checks for an abnormal-shaped uterus, for polyps, fibroids or scar tissue inside the uterus, and for scar tissue around the fallopian tubes. Ultrasound scans with contrast can also check for at least one open tube, but it's not as good a test as a hsg. ...Read more

Infection: Fallopian tubes can get blocked due to inflammation from a prior pelvic infection or prior pelvic surgery. ...Read more

Fallopian tubes: Once ovulation occurs and the egg is released from the ovarian follicle, it enters the uterus through the fallopian tubes. If the tubes are blocked, the egg can't get in. It may therefore cause infertility. ...Read more

Hysterosalpingogram: During a hysterosalpingram dye is injected via the vagina into the uterus. If the tubes are patent (open) the dye will flow out of the tubes into the abdominal cavity. To accomplish this some pressure is required to overcome the natural resistence of the tubes - which can cause pain. ...Read more

The two most: Common ways are from a previous pelvic infection (pelvic inflammatory disease pid) or endometriosis. ...Read more

???: A fallopian tube cannot just come off. Can't really understand your question. ...Read more

Mostly nothing: Infertility, gives no warning for the most part. But a partial blockage can result in an ectopic pregnancy, very painful and life threatening. ...Read more

Ovarian connector: Fallopian tubes connect the ovaries where eggs are kept and released to the uterus where eggs meet sperm, implant and develop into babies. ...Read more