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Fallopian tubes are female reproductive organs that connect the ovaries and the uterus.Every month during ovulation, which occurs roughly in the middle of a menstrual cycle, the Fallopian tubes carry an egg from an ovary to the uterus.
Conception usually happens in the Fallopian tube. If one is blocked, the passage for sperm to get to the eggs, as well as the path back to the uterus for the fertilised egg, is blocked.
If the Fallopian tubes are only partially blocked, you can potentially get pregnant. However, the risk of an ectopic pregnancy increases.
Since a woman has two Fallopian tubes. Even if one is blocked, if the other one is not, she is still able to get pregnant but with reduced chances. If both tubes are fully blocked, pregnancy without treatment will be impossible.
Blocked Fallopian tubes don’t often cause symptoms. In fact, many women don’t know they have blocked tubes until they try to get pregnant and have trouble.
In some cases, however, blocked Fallopian tubes can lead to mild, regular pain on one side of the abdomen. This usually happens in a type of blockage called a hydrosalpinx, which is when fluid fills and enlarges a blocked Fallopian tube.
Fallopian tubes are usually blocked by scar tissue or pelvic adhesions which are the result of many factors, including:
The most common procedure used to investigate Fallopian tubes are HyCoSy test (Hysterosalpingo Contrast Sonography).
It is not possible to see the Fallopian tubes with normal X-rays or ultrasound. The HyCoSy test involves the use of a specially designed dye (contrast agent), which will not affect future fertility or have any effect on the Fallopian tubes. It shows the Fallopian tubes much better on an ultrasound scan.Â
While side effects are rare, false positive results are possible, ie doctors say you have blocked tubes when you don’t.
If yourFallopian tubes are blocked by small amounts of scar tissue or adhesions, your doctor can use laparoscopic surgery to remove the blockage and open the tubes.
If yourFallopian tubes are blocked by large amounts of scar tissue or adhesions, treatment to remove the blockages may not be possible.
Surgery to repair tubes damaged by ectopic pregnancy or infection may be an option. If a blockage is caused because part of the Fallopian tube is damaged, a surgeon can remove the damaged part and connect the two healthy parts.
There is some emerging evidence that Chinese herbal medication can treat some forms of blocked Fallopian tubes. It was found that tailor-made herbal medication can quickly penetrate lesions, softening them and dissipating stagnation, increasing active blood circulation, removing stasis, eliminating dampness and heat, and even clearing the tubes in some cases.
We ask all our patients for HyCoSy or reports that show they have blocked tubes. We then treat patients a few times before they get another HyCoSy.
The fees come to about £400 to £450 a month on average, all inclusive.
A traditional Chinese medical consultation involves the following steps.
The practitioner may scrutinise your complexion, eyes, tongue, and movements to gain insight into how your organs are functioning. The tongue is a particularly important source of information, and its colour, body, coating, and moisture will all be taken into account.
The practitioner assesses the patient’s energy and general condition by taking into account your body heat, odour, skin sensitivity, and uses other senses to gain an insight into the your condition.
To gain a full picture, the practitioner will ask detailed questions about your complaint and your medical history. They will want to find out whether your problems vary at all according to the time of year and your diet, feelings or emotions.
This can provide a highly sensitive and detailed picture of your general health. The practitioner will take a number of different ‘pulses’ using three fingers put on the wrist of each hand of the patient. This enables him to gain further information about the quality and functioning of the five major organs. The practitioner will take account of your general health and strength, as well as all of your symptoms, whether they seem to you to be connected or not. This will be the basis for deciding on the best treatment.
Monthly consultations are required to gauge your progress. The prescriptions will be devised accordingly — for treating a changing condition, a fixed single herb or formula is unlikely to be effective over time.
Patients want to know how long they need to see us for. We will review progress, retesting hormones and check subjective experience, such as period cycle regularity and sexual interest. If they are at normal levels, we discharge the patients.
If they are better but still need further improvement, patients may need second course of treatment at the same or less intensity.
The point is that the way we treat patients means they should not rely on our treatment for too long. Their improved health and function should stay with them if they look after their health.
We have just launched a second opinion service where you can send us your hormone test results, sperm test results and other results. Consultations will be done on the phone and it will not be a face-to-face medical consultation.
Since we work with IUI, IVF, ICSI, egg and sperm freezing specialists, we can explore a full range of options with you prior to your committing to a course of actions that may be best for you. There is no charge for this service.
We offer this service in good faith based on our clinical experience and our work with partner agencies such as IVF specialists. We do not accept any liability and we will urge you to triangulate opinions given with your own doctors before you decide what may be best for your circumstance.
Call us any time on 0207 096 0283 or fill out our enquiry form.
A booking fee of £100 (refunded when you attend) will be processed at booking.Â
Yes. No medical system is foolproof and medical practitioners, however good, are not omnipotent. As great as our success rates are, they are not 100%. There are times patients do not respond to our treatments despite our best efforts.
Delayed improvements are possible when patients rest a little. However, even with rest, patients may still not respond well. Fortunately, these cases are in the minority. We minimise the number of these cases by trying to understand our patients’ conditions as much as possible before taking them on. We minimise time and financial commitments from patients by insisting they have hormone or sperm test results prior to treatment, and to get retested after 3 months —following our evidence-based approach.
At TCM Healthcare, we will always have your best interests in mind and we will do our best.
