Reasons for non-visualization of fallopian tubes

The fallopian tube is a very important reproductive organ for women. If the fallopian tube is blocked, there is no way for the sperm and egg to combine, and there is no way to get pregnant. Generally, women who cannot get pregnant for a long time go to the hospital for examination and need to do hysterosalpingography. However, some women find that the fallopian tube is not visible during the examination. What is the reason for the lack of fallopian tube imaging?

Reasons for non-visualization of fallopian tubes

The reason why the fallopian tubes are not visible is that the fallopian tubes are blocked. The examination result of fallopian tube blockage is that the fallopian tubes are completely not visible or are not visible after a period of visualization. When a certain dose of contrast agent is injected, the resistance increases and there is no contrast agent shadow diffusion in the pelvic cavity.

Symptoms of blocked fallopian tubes

Blockage or poor obstruction of the fallopian tubes is an important cause of female infertility, with inflammation being the main cause of the disease. It may be caused by incomplete or untimely treatment of acute salpingitis, which leads to adhesion of the fallopian tube mucosa. For example, incomplete abortion or retained placenta may cause inflammation. Some people with intrauterine contraceptive devices may develop chronic salpingitis. Long-term inflammatory stimulation causes the fallopian tube to thicken and harden, and the lumen to adhere and narrow, and even adhere to the surrounding tissues, thereby affecting the fallopian tube's ability to pick up eggs and transport sperm and eggs.

Most patients with fallopian tube obstruction have symptoms of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, such as pain on one or both sides of the lower abdomen, prolapse, excessive secretions, and low back pain. Some patients may have no obvious clinical symptoms, and the disease is often discovered only when they go to the hospital for examination due to infertility for many years after marriage. Some patients with fallopian tube obstruction will experience symptoms such as pain on one or both sides of the lower abdomen, prolapse, excessive secretions, and back pain. The amount of blood increases during menstruation, but it is easy to confuse them with other diseases. Whether the fallopian tubes are blocked can only be confirmed through iodized oil fallopian tube angiography. Fallopian tube blockage is also treatable. If it is mild, it can be treated by hydrotubation. If it is more serious, hysteroscopy or laparoscopy can also be considered for unblocking the fallopian tubes. Ovulation has nothing to do with the fallopian tubes. It's just that the fallopian tubes are blocked and conception is impossible.

What are the causes of fallopian tube blockage?

1. Gynecological inflammation:

Such as vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, salpingitis, adnexitis, etc., are often caused by the fact that these gynecological inflammations are not treated in time or are not treated thoroughly, resulting in continuous illness. Due to long-term inflammatory stimulation, the fallopian tubes become congested, edematous, thickened, hardened, the lumen becomes adhered, narrowed and finally blocked, causing fallopian tube obstruction infertility.

2. Artificial abortion:

Artificial abortion is the main cause of fallopian tube blockage. During abortion surgery, women often suffer from various inflammatory infections due to mechanical stimulation, improper operation or incomplete abortion. As various pathogens invade one after another, they spread from the uterus to the pelvic cavity and fallopian tubes, causing fallopian tube infection and blockage.

3. Long-term vaginal bleeding:

Irregular vaginal bleeding such as excessive menstruation, prolonged menstruation, continuous menstruation and even two periods in a month is often caused by gynecological tumors, dysfunction, uterine diseases and other reasons. If not treated in time, secondary inflammation and infection will occur over time, leading to ulceration, adhesion and blockage of the inner wall of the fallopian tube.

4. Unclean sexual life:

Unclean sexual life is the trigger for many diseases. Patients often contract various diseases due to unclean sexual life, such as gynecological diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, etc. These diseases will lead to secondary fallopian tube inflammation, thus causing varying degrees of fallopian tube blockage.

5. Other factors:

Such as fallopian tube endometriosis, abdominal surgery, appendicitis surgery, IUD removal and tuberculosis, etc., can all cause secondary infection of the fallopian tube, leading to congestion, edema, adhesion and blockage of the fallopian tube wall.