Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

When you O from the blocked side is is more painful during O and after O?

I'm in a LOT of pain this month since Oing and I O'd on my right side, which is partially blocked.

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

Sorry,I dont know anything about blocked tubes. But do you usually have pain every other month?

I hope you feel better.

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

I don't have a blocked tube however, I have come across this information and thought it would be inspirational to share :)

This was written by a person who was pregnant with one working tube. It's much better for the good tube to take the egg...because, it lessens the chance of ectopic pregnancy.


If your Dr. is telling you that it's hard to become pregnant or it makes it more difficult, then he is WRONG!!! Let me try & explain it to you the way that my RE explained it to me... Basically, the ends of the tubes hang so close to each other that the little finger like parts at the ends actually intermingle with each other... And they are both extremely close to your overies... It is a missconception that if you release an egg from your right ovary, then it's your right tube that picks it up... In fact, it could be either ovary releasing & either tube picking up the egg... What happens when one tube is blocked, is that the blocked tube quits trying to grab the eggs & the other tube is the one that does it every time... Even a lot of Dr.s aren't aware of this... But I have verified it with several specialists - The tubes are not far away from each other as you see in diagrams & drawings - But as I said before, they dangle kind of intertwined at the ends... Once the good tube has grabbed the egg, it starts making it's way through the tube... At that point (if timing is correct) then the sperm will find & fertilize the egg --- it takes apx. 5 full days for the egg (fertilized or not) to make it through the tubes & into the uterus. At that point, if the egg has been fertilized, it will try to implant into the uterine lining...

My RE actually showed me copies of three seperate studies done on this subject... All three indicated the same thing - there was little to no difference at all in the chance of pg occuring whether the patient had both tubes functioning or just one. One of the studies was done with all IUI patients (that's what I did) & the other two studies were done with natural cycles... It was very complelling evidence to me that it makes no difference at all if you have one blocked tube...

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

Wow Michelle THANK YOU SO MUCH for that information, it was VERY VERY helpful and reassuring.

I still dont know why Ive been in so much pain for the last few days.

Rose - its every few months that I go thru this and I dont know why.

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

You should call the MD and ask, maybe they can do an ultrasound or something to make sure its not implanted someplace bad. Thats the only thing I can think of, but I am not sure you would even feel it already if that was the case.

Hope you feel better

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

I have both tubes blocked and as far as I know, tubal blockages should not cause pain at all, unless they are caused by endo, which can cause pain.

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

My RE told me to eat more fiber. Um...I eat enough, that is not the problem

I'm supposed to go back for my beta on Monday 8/29 if TBAF is not here so I will hopefully ask them then.

Weird thing is that I never had this pain before we started TTC...maybe its just stress?

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

stress has been known to do worse things. Where is the pain, does it happen after you eat?

Also, when does the 2WW end for you?

Re: Question for anyone with partially blocked tube or blocked tube

Well the stress of TTC coupled with the stress of buying a house and selling ours...maybe that did it.

It feels like AF type pain and its in that same general area. I will have to ask my doctor about it because it has happened in the past.

I am oficially dpo and 9dpIUI....so we shall see!!