Tubal obstruction is a disease that troubles many infertile women, as most cases of female infertility are often related to factors such as water accumulation, blockage, and inflammation in the fallopian tubes. Therefore, women who have been preparing for pregnancy for a long time but have not been able to conceive normally should go to the hospital for fallopian tube examination. So, how is a fallopian tube examination done?
1. The commonly used methods for examining the female fallopian tubes include hysterosalpingography and tubal patency. Although the inspection methods are different, the inspection process is similar. During the operation, the patient needs to empty their bladder first, then lie down on a dedicated examination table, and the doctor will make sufficient disinfection preparations for the patient's external genitalia and vagina.
2. During the contrast examination, a specialized contrast tube should be inserted into the female uterine cavity and injected with a specialized contrast medium. After all preparations are completed, X-ray or ultrasound monitoring should be used to observe if the fallopian tubes are narrow or unobstructed.
3. Tubal patency surgery is divided into blind patency surgery and visual tubal patency surgery, with the latter being more commonly used at present. The preliminary preparation steps are basically the same as hysterosalpingography. Subsequently, the resistance of the injected fluid, the amount of fluid, and the amount of fluid reflux will be used to determine whether the female fallopian tubes are blocked or unobstructed.
If the fallopian tubes are unobstructed, the patient will not feel obvious pain. If the patency is poor and combined with the strength of the injection, the patient will feel pain in the fallopian tube area. The doctor will also judge the patency of the fallopian tubes and make a diagnosis based on the size of the resistance and the patient's pain sensation.
