Vaginal infections are the leading cause of blocked fallopian tubes

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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Chien - Reproductive Support Center - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Fallopian tube blockage is one of the potential causes of infertility in women. Experts say that there are many different causes of blocked fallopian tubes, but vaginal infections are the leading cause of blocked fallopian tubes.

1. Causes of blocked fallopian tubes

Vaginitis is one of the leading causes of blocked fallopian tubes. Because the private area is a very sensitive environment, it is easily affected by external factors such as infection, fungus, and bacteria. When not cleaned properly, it is easy to cause vaginal infections.
Vaginal infections for a long time cause inflammation of the fallopian tubes, causing narrowing, blockage of the fallopian tubes, blockage of the fallopian tubes. Vaginal infections, if not completely treated, will cause female reproductive tract infections, reverse inflammation, spread gradually to parts of the reproductive system, block the fallopian tubes, and cause infertility. born . Especially pathogens spread by sex without condoms such as Chlamydia, gonorrhea... are often the main culprits causing blocked fallopian tubes
Therefore, having safe sex is a preventive measure. First way to avoid gynecological infections that cause blocked fallopian tubes. In addition, proper hygiene of the intimate area is also very important for women. Knowing how to clean the intimate area helps women prevent gynecological infections, blocked fallopian tubes, and improve their own reproductive health.

Another group of causes is genital infections in women due to abortion, miscarriage, and IUD insertion, which is also the cause of blocked fallopian tubes.
Infertility due to blocked fallopian tubes is estimated to account for 20% of all women with infertility. Blocked fallopian tubes will prevent sperm and eggs from moving to meet, or meet but cannot travel to the uterus to nest and develop. Therefore, the fallopian tubes play an important role in the process of conception.
Women need to know and avoid the risk factors for blocked fallopian tubes to have a healthy reproductive health.

2. Signs of blocked fallopian tubes

Some signs of blocked fallopian tubes that women need to be very attentive to:
Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea: Fallopian tubes are damaged, affecting the function of the ovaries, causing menstrual disorders and have a dull menstrual pain, sometimes severe pain Abdominal discomfort: women will feel pain and discomfort in the lower abdomen, swollen and stiff abdomen, accompanied by back pain, fatigue, urgency and urgency to urinate. Frequent urination Difficult to conceive: because the fallopian tube is the meeting place of the egg and sperm, when the fallopian tube is blocked, this meeting is unlikely to happen, causing difficulty in conception, causing infertility Childbirth, infertility Ectopic pregnancy: this is also a warning sign for women with blocked fallopian tubes on one or both sides. Some symptoms include pain during sex, abnormal vaginal discharge, confusion. Unexplained digestion is also a possible sign of blocked fallopian tubes.

3. Can blocked fallopian tubes get pregnant?

Fallopian tube blockage is one of the leading causes of infertility in women. However, experts say that blocked fallopian tubes can still get pregnant. The chances of getting pregnant are high or low, depending on the condition of each person. If only one side of the fallopian tube is blocked, the chance of pregnancy is still up to 50% and it is still possible to get pregnant naturally.
Women's reproductive system is connected with each other, once one part has a disease, it will affect and spread to other parts, affecting the entire reproductive system health in women. That's why, if you detect signs of blocked fallopian tubes, you need to see a specialist and get treatment immediately. The most important thing to avoid is to let the condition persist for a long time, which seriously affects the ability to conceive and most seriously, infertility and infertility later on.
Treatment of blocked fallopian tubes so far has many effective methods. Among them may be mentioned methods of opening blocked fallopian tubes such as surgery. However, the cost of surgery to repair blocked fallopian tubes is also quite high and can leave many complicated complications for women's future reproductive health. However, the most effective treatment is still prevention, followed by timely treatment of acute gynecological infections to help prevent diffuse inflammation causing blocked fallopian tubes.
With a team of experienced specialists and a system of modern medical facilities and techniques, at Vinmec International Hospital, you can completely trust the examination and treatment of blocked fallopian tubes. . Vinmec not only improves disease status and protects women's reproductive health, but Vinmec also helps many women get rid of infertility and infertility. In addition, at Vinmec, there is a basic gynecological examination and screening package to help customers:
Early detection of inflammatory diseases makes treatment easy and inexpensive. Screening for early detection of gynecological cancer (cervical cancer)

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