Blocked Fallopian tubes are responsible for a significant per­centage of infertility cases. Some­times, the tubes may be blocked or they may be scarred as a result of disease or infection. When an egg ...

If the blockage occurs close to the ovary at the end of the fallopian tube, the chances of success are reduced” informed Dr Shobha Gupta. After surgery for tubes damaged by an infection or an ...

When Elizabeth Kough felt those tell-tale signs of pregnancy last year, she was “shocked” because she didn’t think it was possible — four years earlier she had her fallopian tubes removed ...

The fallopian tubes—long, slender structures connecting the ovaries and the uterus—play an important role in women’s reproductive health. Their fringed ends collect the egg from the ovary, coaxing it ...

Surgeons are also able to salvage the ovary or fallopian tube affected in the vast majority ... (pregnancy outside of the uterus), kidney infection (pyelonephritis), diverticulitis, and pelvic ...

The isthmus of the fallopian tube is not able to expand to accommodate ... 3.8-21.0 Assisted reproduction 4.0 Previous pelvic infection 0.9-3.8 Cigarette smoking 2.3-2.5 Vaginal douching 1.1-3.1 ...

The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports. "The fallopian tube in women, or the oviduct, has an ability to lengthen sperm lifespan that, until now, we couldn't recreate in IVF.