What effects does fallopian tube removal have on women?

As the name suggests, salpingectomy is the removal of a woman's fallopian tube from the body. Many women choose to have a fallopian tube removal surgery for special reasons, such as fallopian tube disease or to prevent ovarian cancer. The fallopian tube is one of the main organs for female conception. Once it is completely removed, it will affect the female's body functions, especially her conception and fertility. However, if only one side of the fallopian tube is removed, or one side is completely removed and the other side is partially removed, then it is still possible to conceive and give birth. In addition, in the long run, removing the fallopian tubes will also affect family happiness. Below, we will analyze in detail the effects of fallopian tube removal on women.

1. Affects conception

Women have bilateral fallopian tubes. Generally speaking, if one fallopian tube is removed and the other is retained and still has good function, then the remaining fallopian tube and ovary can fully compensate and will not affect fertility. If one fallopian tube is completely removed and the other side is partially removed, the fallopian tube still has a great regenerative and compensatory ability at this time, and the damaged fallopian tube and ovary can still discharge eggs, so fertility is still possible. Of course, if both fallopian tubes are removed, there will be no egg cells to be found, and conception will naturally be hopeless.

2. Impact on fertility

The disease that generally requires bilateral fallopian tube removal is the situation where women have an ectopic pregnancy, which is what we commonly call an ectopic pregnancy. This means that the woman's fertilized egg cannot implant normally in the uterus, but instead becomes pregnant in the bilateral fallopian tubes. When the uterus is blocked, many patients will choose to use bilateral salpingectomy for treatment. If the patient's entire bilateral fallopian tubes are removed, it will have a very big impact on the woman's fertility. Even if one side of the bilateral fallopian tubes can be retained, the woman's chance of becoming pregnant will be greatly reduced. Even if she becomes pregnant, the chance of ectopic pregnancy will increase.

3. It may affect family happiness

Although bilateral fallopian tube removal is quick and convenient, it has a serious impact on women's later fertility. In recent years, many families have broken up due to women's infertility. Therefore, bilateral fallopian tube removal will not only affect women's fertility, but also family happiness. Therefore, experts recommend that women should avoid removing both fallopian tubes during surgery, especially those who have not given birth.