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I recently had a Endometrial Ablation and a Tubal Ligation. I went to my Doc last Thursday because of really bad abdominal pain. He did a ultrasound and said I have hydrosalpinx. I am to have a TAH soon! (Im just waiting for my Hida Scan results to come back tomorrow to see if I need to have my Gall Bladder out at the same time) Does anyone know anything about Hydosalpinx??? Help! I am so worried.. I am 29 with one vag birth and one c-section.

here i found this for you.

Hydrosalpinx, derived from Greek, literally means “water tube”. The fallopian tube is distended with fluid to a variable degree. If both tubes are distended, they are called hydrosalpinges. It is a common type of tubal problem that causes infertility. Nearly half of all couples who suffer from infertility have a female-related cause. Of these women, more than half have a disease in the uterotubal complex (i.e. upper female reproductive tract), and approximately one-third of them have hydrosalpinges.


What causes a hydrosalpinx?
A hydrosalpinx is almost always a result of a past pelvic infection. The most common bacteria at fault are gonorrhea, chlamydia, staphylococcus, streptococcus and pelvic tuberculosis. Bacteria infect the upper reproductive tract causing destruction of the tubal wall, adhesions and abscesses. The end result after the infection has cleared is a dilated fallopian tube often shrouded with surrounding adhesions in the pelvis. The lateral end, or fimbria of the tube is usually agglutinated together essentially blocking the opening between the ovary and the tubal conduit which leads to the uterus. Because of the distal obstruction and poor tubal wall motion, it is thought that the uterotubal derived fluid, which normally drains out the end, becomes trapped and distends the tube.

hope this helps you.

tami

Thank you soo much for the info!! The info I had read said it was from a sexually transmitted disease and I know mine is not from that the Doc just told me it was from my recent Tubal and it was a freak thing??? Im was just confused!

Kristy

i had seen that somewhere while i was looking for this too. i was like uh oh not good. but then i found this and thought it looked more informational. glad it helps you understand!!!!

tami