Newbie and Tubal blockage

mfarmer0811 · January 2013

This is my first time to write a post. I found this site last night, and spent about 3 hours reading stories, and looking at infertility information. My husband and I have been married for 5 years, and have been TTC for about 18 mo. I am 28, and my husband is 30. My husband has been checked, and he is fine. I had an HSG on Monday, and was told my left fallopian tube is blocked. I'm about to change Drs. and will be going to a fertility specialist soon. My Dr. led me to believe that fallopian tube blockage was NOT in women dealing with infertility, even though everything I have read has told me otherwise. She also made me think that I will end up having to do IVF. I have been very bummed and depressed the past two days. Not only do I have the blockage, but I'm also a type 1 diabetic, and have that weighing constantly over my head. My QUESTION is: Has anyone else had tubal blockage and able to conceive the old fashioned way.

Crystal120410 · January 2013

Your not going to find success stories here especially not about the "old fashioned way". Most of us here are doing IVF. You might post this on SAIF or PAIF or 1st TRI, although Im not real sure of what kind of responses you will get. Im very sorry you have to be here but since you are welcome to the club. Good decision going to a RE and good luck on your journey.

twistsandturnsto2 · January 2013

I agree with PP. That being said, if your right tube is healthy and you are ovulating on that side, you can get pregnant without having to go through IVF.

LuClo · January 2013

Welcome to the board!

Like Crystal said, most of the women on here haven't had their success story yet and can't speak to that. But one blocked tube is not a death sentence. There are a lot of options out there before IVF. I good RE will be able to take a look at all the medical factors, as well as your emotional needs, and help you come up with a plan that works for you. When is your appointment? Have you already done your initial bloodwork too?

nawlinsgrl · January 2013

***PAIF/SAIF poster***

I had the exact same diagnosis of a blocked fallopian tube, which was diagnosed after my HSG was ordered by my RE. PP is correct that it is possible to get pregnant with the good tube, but do keep in mind, which tube you ovulate from is not necessarily a 50-50 thing. You could potentially be ovulating from your blocked tube several months in a row, further decreasing your chances of conceiving. However, the opposite is also a possibility.

Had I been much younger when we started trying to conceive (I was 37.5 when we got married and immediately started TTC, and saw RE a couple months after turning 38), I probably would have wanted to try on our own a little longer before pursuing fertility treatment.

That being said, my RE would have been ok with us starting out with surgery to unblock the tube (recovery can take up to a year), or IUI, but did strongly recommend IVF and it's much higher results. We opted to go straight to IVF, due to my age, and have been successful both times. I had DD last June, and am due with #2 this August.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to PM me, or page me over on PAIF.

mfarmer0811 · January 2013

This whole ovulation thing is so confusing at times! I have used the CBEFM several times, and several months in a row, and I have always gotten the postive! Does that truly mean I'm ovulating from the working tube? I'm waiting on a call back from the clinic to make my first appointment! My endo. for my diabetes did blood work and all of my hormones checked out to be ok.

twistsandturnsto2 · January 2013

mfarmer0811:
This whole ovulation thing is so confusing at times! I have used the CBEFM several times, and several months in a row, and I have always gotten the postive! Does that truly mean I'm ovulating from the working tube? I'm waiting on a call back from the clinic to make my first appointment! My endo. for my diabetes did blood work and all of my hormones checked out to be ok.

Until you start getting ultrasounds, you will never know which side you are Oing on. An egg from the blocked side can make it over to your unblocked tube as well, it just has lesser odds of that happening. There isn't necessarily a correlation between a blocked tube and a working ovary, KWIM?

Good Luck with your first appt!!!

BzeetyD · January 2013

Wanted to respond and say that I've had 3 HSGs (where they check for blocked tubes).

The 1st - both tubes clear

The 2nd - left tube totally blocked, they tried pushing with fluid, still blocked

The 3rd - both tubes clear!

A blocked tube isn't always a permanent thing.

You can ovulate from either ovary but it is usually not a 50/50 thing, for example, my right side is much "stronger" than my left in this case. Also, your open tube can pick up an egg from either ovary. Clearly, having a blocked tube decreases your chances of conceiving "naturally" but doesn't eliminate them.

Blocked tubes can lead to ectopic pregnancies and/or hydrosalpinges, neither of which will result in a viable pregnancy.

Best of luck with your tests and your doc.

amandaleigh1 · January 2013

Paif answer below:

i had a blocked tube in my HSG. It turned out that it was blocked due to endometriosis that was all over my tubes, gluing my uterus to my body wall and tying up part of my bowel. I had all that cleaned up and had two open tubes, but I still wasn't getting pg the old fashioned way. I did have success with my very first IVF.

since you have been TTC 18 months, I would see a fertility specialist to find out what is going on with your tube. If it is endo, insurance generally covers treatment for this even when fertility coverage is excluded. Some people with a blocked tube due to endo do have success the old fashioned way once it is cleared out, so it is definitely an avenue wirth pursuing.

jadwedd · January 2013

You will have all the answers after you see an RE. One blocked tube just decreases your odds of conceiving the old fashioned way. But (and I don't mean to freak you out) there may be other reasons you are not conceiving, like pcos, or thryoid, or something like that. The RE tests you for everything under the sun and then reccommends what to do. And if the worst case scenario is IVF, it honestly is not as bad or scarey as you think it would be. I was terrified when I found out that I needed it, but it is nothing that I would be afraid of now. I am sure that lots of people get pregnant with one tube the old fashioned way. But I would go see the RE just so you know exactly what you are dealing with.

mfarmer0811 · January 2013

Thank you! I know my Thyroid is fine, I get it checked often, since I'm already a Type 1 Diabetic.
I have an appoinment with an RE Monday! I'm anxious to hear what she has to say!

Thank you all for the advice!

tptbabe · January 2013

twistsandturnsto2:
Until you start getting ultrasounds, you will never know which side you are Oing on. An egg from the blocked side can make it over to your unblocked tube as well, it just has lesser odds of that happening. There isn't necessarily a correlation between a blocked tube and a working ovary, KWIM? Good Luck with your first appt!!!

Really?!?! I learned something new today! That's pretty neat.

ETA: Welcome OP! Sorry, I was distracted by the new information I have no experience with blockages, so I'm not much help. Good luck!

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