Is fallopian tube examination painful?

We know that in order to successfully conceive a baby, a clever combination of egg and sperm is required. However, many women often find it difficult to get pregnant, so they need to go to the hospital for a physical examination. Mid-term infertility examination and fallopian tube examination are essential. Many women feel particularly scared and afraid that the fallopian tube examination will be particularly painful. Let's learn about whether the fallopian tube examination is painful.

Is fallopian tube examination painful?

The fallopian tube is insulated by injecting methylene blue solution or saline into the uterine cavity through the cervix. Then it flows from the uterine cavity into the fallopian tube to determine whether the fallopian tube is unobstructed. Some women usually feel a little pain during the procedure, but the pain disappears after the procedure and there is usually no excessive pain. Although there is no great pain in the fallopian tube hydrotubation, it is a medical treatment method after all. People should understand the actual process in order to make corresponding psychological preparations and avoid the risks of treatment. The specific treatment process is as follows:

1. Check that the water supply device is intact and leak-free.

2. Empty the bladder, take the lithotomy position, disinfect the vulva and vagina, and lay a disinfected surgical towel.

3. Bimanual examination to understand the size, position, texture, mobility, shape of the uterus and its relationship with the surrounding organs, and whether there are any abnormalities in the appendages on both sides.

3. Place the speculum, expose the cervix, disinfect the vagina and cervix, clamp the anterior lip of the cervix with a cervical clamp, pull it outward to make the uterus horizontal, and use a uterine probe to gently probe the uterine fundus along the direction of the uterus to measure its depth and confirm its curvature and size.

4. Insert the uterine water catheter into the cervical canal in the direction of the probe detection, fix it at the pre-selected depth, clamp the anterior lip of the cervix with tissue forceps to pull the cervix outward, and at the same time push the conical head of the water catheter inward so that the two fit tightly. Use a syringe filled with 20 ml of solution to slowly inject the liquid. If 20 ml of liquid is injected smoothly without resistance, there is no leakage outside the cervix, and the patient has no obvious discomfort, it means that the fallopian tube is unobstructed. If resistance is encountered, apply a little pressure. The patient will have a little abdominal discomfort and the injection can be successfully completed. There is no leakage from the external cervical opening, which means that the original adhesions have been separated or the spasm has been relieved.

5. When the water is flowing, the sound of liquid coming out from the fimbria of the fallopian tube can be heard by listening with a stethoscope on both sides of the lower abdomen. When you feel great resistance, fluid overflows from the external cervical opening, and your abdomen becomes unbearably bloated, it is usually because the fallopian tubes are completely blocked. Of course, for female patients who suffer from infertility due to fallopian tube obstruction, the best way to clear the fallopian tubes is to use minimally invasive technology.

For women, being able to give birth to a healthy baby is a relatively happy thing, but if there is a problem with the body, timely treatment is necessary. The above is an introduction to whether the fallopian tube examination is painful. In fact, when treating a disease, you should not always be afraid of treatment because of the pain. Only by finding out the cause of the disease can you prescribe the right medicine for treatment.