Double board certified OBGYN and REI discusses whether or not you can get pregnant with one fallopian tube. She goes into detail about the function of your fallopian tubes, why one may be blocked or need to be removed, and what it looks like to get pregnant with one tube. She also explains how your fallopian tubes can be tested.

Questions Answered:
What is the anatomy of your uterus?
Do you ovulate from a different side every month?
What is a fimbriae?
What is the function of the Fallopian tube?
Why does the environment of the Fallopian tube matter?
What tests look at the Fallopian tube?
What is a hydrosalpinx?
What causes a hydrosalpinx?
Should a hydrosalpinx be removed?
Can you get pregnant with one tube?
What is the pregnancy rate?
What can damage your Fallopian tube?
What can cause inflammation of the Fallopian tube?
What is ovarian torsion?
How can endometriosis impact the Fallopian tubes?
What should you do if you have one Fallopian tube and are TTC?

Resources:
Ambildhuke K, Pajai S, Chimegave A, Mundhada R, Kabra P. A Review of Tubal Factors Affecting Fertility and its Management. Cureus. 2022 Nov 1;14(11):e30990. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30990. PMID: 36475176; PMCID: PMC9717713.

Mol F, van Mello NM, Strandell A, Strandell K, Jurkovic D, Ross J, Barnhart KT, Yalcinkaya TM, Verhoeve HR, Graziosi GCM, Koks CAM, Klinte I, Hogström L, Janssen ICAH, Kragt H, Hoek A, Trimbos-Kemper TCM, Broekmans FJM, Willemsen WNP, Ankum WM, Mol BW, van Wely M, van der Veen F, Hajenius PJ; European Surgery in Ectopic Pregnancy (ESEP) study group. Salpingotomy versus salpingectomy in women with tubal pregnancy (ESEP study): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2014 Apr 26;383(9927):1483-1489. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60123-9. Epub 2014 Feb 3. PMID: 24499812.

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