What are the symptoms of blocked fallopian tubes?

The fallopian tube is an organ that is directly related to a woman's fertility and whether she can successfully conceive. Therefore, we should pay more attention to this aspect in our daily life. If the fallopian tubes are blocked, it may lead to infertility problems. However, as the fallopian tubes are internal organs, blockages are difficult to detect. So if the fallopian tubes are blocked, what symptoms can help us detect the problem in time? Only early detection can lead to early treatment.

What is Fallopian Tube Blockage?

What is fallopian tube blockage? Fallopian tube blockage is divided into primary and secondary types. Fallopian tube or pelvic peritonitis is the most common cause. Inflammation can cause damage to the fallopian tube mucosa and form scars, which in turn leads to narrowing and blockage of the fallopian tube lumen. One of the most common causes of inflammation is tuberculosis infection, especially among rural women. Symptoms of fallopian tube obstruction include irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, excessive vaginal discharge, and infertility. The treatment of fallopian tube obstruction is mainly oral or injectable antibiotics, fallopian tube fluid insufflation, ultrashort wave therapy, and surgical treatment if necessary.

Symptoms of blocked fallopian tubes

Fallopian tube blockage can be diagnosed through the patient's self-perceived symptoms. Women with fallopian tube blockage may have varying degrees of lower abdominal pain, soreness, swelling, and a feeling of heaviness in the waist, back, and sacrum; bladder and rectal filling pain or pain when emptying, or bladder and rectal irritation symptoms such as frequent urination and tenesmus.

Fallopian tube blockage is sometimes accompanied by inflammation. Once the inflammation spreads to the ovaries, it will damage the ovarian function and cause menstrual irregularities such as frequent menstruation and excessive menstrual flow. Sometimes pelvic congestion can cause congestive dysmenorrhea, which becomes more severe as the menstrual period approaches, until the menstruation comes. In addition, some patients also have symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge, pain during sexual intercourse, gastrointestinal disorders, fatigue, labor impairment or intolerance to long-term labor, neurological symptoms and depression.

How to treat fallopian tube obstruction

How to treat fallopian tube blockage? The surgical treatment method varies depending on the location of the fallopian tube blockage. If the blockage is at the umbrella end, top or end, a "stoma" is usually created to reopen the blocked area.

If the blocked area is in the middle of the fallopian tube, the blocked section of the fallopian tube will generally be removed directly, and then the remaining two ends will be anastomosed. Patients often worry that the length of the fallopian tube will shrink and become "not enough" after fallopian tube removal and anastomosis. In fact, a normal fallopian tube is 10 to 15 centimeters long. For the combination of sperm and egg, a 6 to 8 centimeter long intact fallopian tube is enough. Therefore, cutting off 1 centimeter has almost no effect on conception.

It should be noted that if the blocked part of the fallopian tube is close to the uterus, the doctor may not recommend surgery. Because the fallopian tube close to the uterus is very thin and the hole is only the size of a pinhole, it is difficult to perform surgery to clear it. Even if it is cleared, it is easy to form adhesions, and the surgical treatment effect is very poor. Generally speaking, in this case, the doctor will recommend in vitro fertilization directly. In vitro fertilization does not require passing through the fallopian tubes, thus fundamentally avoiding the trouble of fallopian tube blockage.