Both Tubes Blocked?
Dr Monteith
My first HSG x-ray since reversal showed both sides were completely blocked.
On 08/28/2016 I got a positive pregnancy test.
Patient age: 35
Tubal ligation type: Other/unknown
Patient hometown: Lehigh Acres, Florida
Blocked Tubes After Tubal Reversal?
One risk of tubal reversal surgery is developing blocked tubes after the tubes are rejoined during tubal reversal surgery.
We estimate the chance of developing blocked tubes after reversal to be less than 6%.
Patients often want to know when tubal blockage is most likely to happen. The body heals on the inside just like it heals on the outside. If patients develop blocked tubes after reversal it is most likely to happen within the first several months after reversal at not years later.
We advise our patients to try to become pregnant for 12 months after reversal. They can attempt to become pregnant as soon as they feel comfortable enough to do so. We don’t enforce or require a mandatory waiting period. Pregnancy is most likely to happen within the first 12 months. We do advise patients to consider an HSG x-ray if no pregnancy after 12 months but we also realize the HSG x-rays results can be notoriously inaccurate.
The best proof that the tubes are open is a positive pregnancy test. Thankfully most patients will not develop blocked tubes after reversal and most will become pregnant within the first 12 months after tubal reversal surgery at our center.
