| Around 40% of all cases where a couple have | | | | blockage, he then has three different surgical |
| problems conceiving a child together are a result of | | | | procedures that can be carried out to treat this |
| the woman being infertile. There are many reasons | | | | particular infertility problem. He can either carry out a |
| for this problem in a woman but the most common | | | | tubal anastomosis procedure, a tubal implantation |
| ones tend to be they have problems ovulating | | | | procedure or a salpingostomy. All of these |
| (producing eggs), they suffer from endometriosis or | | | | procedures are such that they not only help to |
| they have blocked tubes which may have been | | | | remove the part of the blocked tubes causing the |
| caused by disease or a sterilization procedure. | | | | problem but also reconstruct the rest of the fallopian |
| The only way that a doctor is able to see if the | | | | tubes to allow the chances of a woman having a |
| infertility in the woman is caused by blocked fallopian | | | | natural pregnancy. |
| tubes is by carrying out a HSG (hysterosalpingogram). | | | | When it comes to a woman undergoing any of these |
| If there is evidence that this may be the cause, then | | | | procedures, it is important that she chooses a |
| a diagnostic laparoscopy will need to be carried out | | | | reproductive endocrinologist surgeon to carry out the |
| to confirm that this is the issue. | | | | work. These surgeons have undergone the |
| The problem with carrying out an HSG is sometimes | | | | specialized training and will have carried out numerous |
| not enough pressure has been applied when dye has | | | | tubal surgery procedures before so have the |
| been inserted, not enough dye is used, or other | | | | experience as well. But a woman needs to |
| problems occur and this can lead to a diagnosis of a | | | | understand that there are only a few surgeons who |
| blockage when there really isn't. By carrying out the | | | | do actually have the relevant experience and training |
| laparoscopy, the surgeon is able to confirm whether | | | | and it may mean traveling some distance to get the |
| there is a blockage or not. He can also determine if, | | | | procedure completed. Every woman considering this |
| in fact, carrying out tubal surgery will remove this | | | | answer to her infertility problem should do her |
| blockage and open up the fallopian tubes once more. | | | | homework to find the best surgeon. |
| If the surgeon can confirm that there is tubal | | | | |