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erinhannah
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Fallopian tube health

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I recently had surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy and my left fallopian tube. The doctor said it looked like the egg was released by my right ovary and the left tube 'picked up' the egg. He also said my right tube looked swollen during the surgery but this was most likely because it was irritated from bleeding. I know that it is possibly to conceive with 1 tube as the tube can pick up eggs from both ovaries but I'm just wondering does anyone know if this happens if the woman has 2 healthy tubes? I am worried that my right tube isn't working if the left picked up the egg from that side, but maybe this is something that can happen even if both tubes are functioning properly. Can't see any info about this specifically online.

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Re: Fallopian tube health

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Dear erinhannah,
I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss,
Whilst commonly the tube closest to the ovary picks up the egg, as you know, this is not always the case and it doesn't mean that there is anything specifically wrong with the tube. It can be just one of those things. Most women do not have early pregnancy scans, so would never know which ovary they ovulated from, which is why there is very little data on the subject.
Unfortunately I am not medically trained and if you have specific questions related to your circumstances, I would certainly ask your medical team for advice.

Sending much love,
Karen x

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erinhannah
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Re: Fallopian tube health

Post by erinhannah »

Thank you so much for your reply, really appreciate it x

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