Tubal obstruction - treatment

The most common cause of female infertility is the obstruction of the fallopian tubes. With obstruction, the passage of the ovum from the ovary to the uterus is difficult through the fallopian (uterine) tubes. As a consequence, fertilization is impossible, and if it does happen, the egg can not descend into the uterus cavity, remaining in the cavity of the tube and leading to the development of an ectopic pregnancy.

Diagnostics

Pipe obstruction may occur for a number of reasons, including:

When these problems occur, women often go through a course of treatment and forget about the illness, unaware that it can remind themselves of the consequences, since obstruction of the fallopian tubes often does not manifest itself until the question of pregnancy arises. In order to ensure that it is the obstruction that causes infertility, it is necessary to undergo qualified diagnostics. Allocate the following methods:

  1. Hysterosalpingography - a contrast medium is injected into the tube cavity through the cervix and an X-ray photograph is taken, which shows whether it has got into the tubes and reached the bottom. Some experts believe that this method of diagnosing obstruction of the fallopian tubes is also a kind of treatment because of the washing effect of the injected solution.
  2. Echogisterosalpingoscopy - the physiological saline is injected into the uterine cavity and ultrasound is performed. The effectiveness of the methods is lower than that of the former, however, it is safe from the point of view of radiation exposure.
  3. The most modern method for diagnosing obstruction of the fallopian tubes is laparoscopy. This is an operative intervention with the introduction into the cavity of video equipment, which allows you to see the picture from the inside.

How to treat obstruction of the fallopian tubes?

Women who are confronted with this diagnosis are always concerned with one problem - whether obstruction of the fallopian tubes is treated. Still some some tens years ago it was the sentence, threatening absolute impossibility to become pregnant, but in an arsenal of modern medicine there are methods, allowing to resolve this problem and to present to the despaired couples the joy of pregnancy.

All methods of treatment can be divided into two areas:

In the formation of adhesions, conservative treatment only gives effect if preventive therapy is performed within the first 6 months after inflammation, but most often this time is missed, therefore the most common method is operative.

Surgery for tube obstruction

Operative intervention, as well as diagnostics, is also performed by laparoscopic method, while the formed adhesions are dissected. The effectiveness of the intervention depends on the degree of obstruction and the divisions of the tubes in which adhesions are present. If the structure of the tubes is greatly altered by the inflammatory process, laparoscopy is ineffective and in vitro fertilization can become the only way to become pregnant.

Tubal obstruction - treatment with folk remedies

The most common non-traditional method of treatment is the use of a boron uterus in obstruction of the fallopian tubes. Most often an alcoholic tincture is used, which can be prepared as follows: 5 tablespoons of a dry shredded plant pour ½ liter of vodka. We insist in a dark place for 15 days, periodically shaking. Take three drops a day for an hour before meals for 40 drops. Also used for the treatment of obstruction thistle spotted and sabelnik ordinary.

Another common method of alternative medicine is hirudotherapy - treatment with leeches for tube obstruction.