What is fallopian tube pain?

It is normal for women to experience dull pain in the fallopian tubes around the time of ovulation. If women don’t understand, it is easy for them to think that they have some gynecological disease. However, they also need to note that not all fallopian tube pain is caused by ovulation. It depends on their own situation. The pain during ovulation occurs because the follicle ruptures and the smooth muscle fibers contract, so women feel pain.

What causes pain on both sides of the fallopian tube during ovulation?

First of all, we must make it clear that there is no direct relationship between the fallopian tube and ovulation, that is to say, fallopian tube disease will not cause women to not ovulate. Regarding the problem of fallopian tube pain during ovulation, many women are actually not clear about the physiological location of the fallopian tube, so many ovulation pains are not fallopian tube pain. Clinically, the differential diagnosis between right-sided salpingitis and appendicitis is more difficult because the two are close in location and difficult to distinguish. Of course, there is also a situation where the pain is indeed caused by fallopian tube inflammation, but it has no direct relationship with ovulation.

Under the action of gonadotropins, especially luteinizing hormone, mature follicles can secrete prostaglandins, which can contract the smooth muscle fibers in the interstitium surrounding the mature follicles and promote follicle rupture. Women feel abdominal pain due to the contraction of smooth muscle fibers.

Ovulation is a normal physiological phenomenon. Due to individual differences, some people can feel it, some do not feel any discomfort, and some may feel lower abdominal pain. No treatment is required and the pain can be relieved on its own. However, if the pain seriously affects your normal life, you should go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time to determine the cause of the pain.

If the fallopian tube is inflamed or blocked, it will cause pain during ovulation and affect pregnancy. However, because the fallopian tubes are close to some other intestinal cavities and the appendix, they can be confused clinically, so you should consult a professional physician as soon as possible.

Fallopian tube obstruction will not affect normal ovulation

Experts say that fallopian tube obstruction and ovulation are two relatively independent problems. Although successful pregnancy depends on the close cooperation of the two, there is no direct relationship between the two.

Simply put, ovulation is mainly based on whether the ovarian function is normal or not. Female ovulation is based on the cyclical behavior of the ovaries. A woman ovulates once a month, one ovulation at a time, and the total number of ovulations in her lifetime is determined from the moment she is born. After the egg is released, it needs to be transported through the fallopian tube until it meets the sperm and combines with it to become a fertilized egg. The fertilized egg will initially develop in the fallopian tube. When the uterine environment is suitable, it will be transported to the uterus and implanted and develop smoothly. Therefore, a successful pregnancy process is inseparable from normal ovulation and unobstructed fallopian tubes.

There are many reasons for fallopian tube obstruction. Common clinical causes include miscarriage, unclean sexual intercourse, pelvic infection, as well as long-term vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, sexually transmitted diseases, etc. These phenomena can cause fallopian tube inflammation, and the fallopian tube wall will become adhered, congested, and edematous, causing the fallopian tube lumen to become narrowed or blocked. Therefore, the sperm and egg cannot combine smoothly, and even if ovulation is normal, it will cause infertility. If you suspect that the fallopian tubes are blocked, women can go to the hospital for a hysterosalpingography examination 3-7 days after their menstruation ends to confirm the diagnosis.