Dr Kola Kayode, a gynaecologist with a private hospital in Abuja, says that blockage of fallopian tubes is the major cause of infertility in women.
He
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday in Abuja that
blockage of fallopian tubes occurred when there was an obstruction that
prevented egg from travelling down the tube.
He
said that fallopian tubes could be blocked either on one or both sides of
tubes, known as tubal infertility, insisting that it was one of the causes of
infertility in 40 per cent of women.
According
to him, blocked fallopian tubes increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy — a
pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity and usually in the fallopian
tube.
“Pelvic
inflammatory disease is one of the major causes of blocked fallopian tubes.
“Sexually
transmitted diseases, abdominal surgery and endometriosis cause fallopian tubes
blockage.
“Uterine
infection caused by abortion or miscarriage and ruptured appendix could be
contributory factors to blocked fallopian tubes.
“Blocked
tube (s) from birth, clipping to prevent pregnancy and accidental damage after
surgery was causative factors of blocked fallopian tubes.
“Ectopic
pregnancy and surgery involving the fallopian tubes could also cause blocked
fallopian tubes,’’ he added.
He
said there were two major types of blocked fallopian tubes- the hydrosalpinx
and pyosalpinx, explaining that the latter did not involve scarring of the
tubes but rather accumulate fluids into them.
Kayode
explained that hydrosalpinx was where the tubes were filled with water which
doesn’t allow embryo to stay.
The
gynaecologist added that it was possible for pregnancy to occur if one of the
fallopian tubes is clear, depending on how well the ovaries were functioning,
and also what caused the blockage.
He
said that it was important to treat any form of sexually transmitted diseases
to avoid blocked fallopian tubes.
Kayode
said that introduction of fertility drugs to increase the chances of ovulating
on the open side of the tube could help treat blocked fallopian tubes to aid
pregnancy.
He
said that laparoscopic surgery (minimally invasive surgery) could open blocked
tubes or remove scar tissue that caused the condition could help in treating
blocked fallopian tubes.
He
also said that invitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment was the best bet in treating
blocked fallopian tubes.
Kayode
advised that a physician should monitor pregnancy that occurs with the
condition, stressing that the risk of ectopic pregnancy was higher after tubal
blockage surgery.
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