Is it normal to have a period if the fallopian tube is blocked?

For some female friends, fallopian tube obstruction not only affects their own health, but also damages the normal maintenance of family and marriage relationships. Many families have always wanted to have a child, but they cannot do so because of female fallopian tube obstruction. Some people don’t know whether fallopian tube obstruction will affect their menstruation, and want to know whether it is normal for their menstruation to be blocked by fallopian tube obstruction. Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Symptoms of blocked fallopian tubes

There are almost no clinical symptoms and signs of fallopian tube obstruction, the main manifestation is infertility. Some patients with hydrops at the fallopian tube fimbria have chronic abdominal pain.

Lower abdominal pain will only be felt when the fallopian tubes are inflamed. Some patients with fallopian tube obstruction will experience pain on one or both sides of the lower abdomen, a feeling of heaviness, excessive secretions, low back pain, etc. The amount of bleeding increases during menstruation, which can easily be confused with other diseases. Whether the fallopian tubes are unobstructed can only be confirmed through iodized oil fallopian tube angiography.

Is it normal to have a period if the fallopian tube is blocked?

Women's normal menstrual cycle is regulated and controlled by hormones in the body, but the secretion and release of hormones is not the physiological function of the fallopian tubes. Fallopian tube obstruction does not affect the normal menstruation, but some patients with fallopian tube obstruction will experience clinical symptoms such as increased vaginal secretions and increased bleeding during menstruation. However, because it is easily confused with other gynecological diseases, it is often ignored or missed. Therefore, experts from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital pointed out that menstruation can occur normally even if the fallopian tubes are blocked.

If menstruation is delayed or absent, it is not directly related to fallopian tube obstruction and may be caused by other gynecological diseases.

Dangers of blocked fallopian tubes

The fallopian tube is the highway connecting the "ovary" where eggs are produced and the "uterus" where embryos grow. It is also the bridge for sperm and egg to meet, get to know each other, and merge. So what are the hazards of fallopian tube obstruction? Let me analyze and answer for you:

1. Ectopic pregnancy: The fallopian tube is the place where sperm and egg combine, and the uterus is the place where the embryo grows and develops. The blockage of the fallopian tube prevents the sperm from entering the fallopian tube smoothly to meet the egg, or the sperm and egg meet to form a fertilized egg that cannot be transported to the uterus, resulting in an ectopic pregnancy. If ectopic pregnancy is not treated in time, it will cause heavy bleeding and endanger life.

2. Harm to the embryo: When the fallopian tube is blocked and hydrosalpinx occurs, the accumulated water will enter the uterine cavity along with the fertilized egg. The harmful substances in the accumulated water will have a great impact on the embryo and increase the chance of miscarriage.

3. Infertility: After the ovary releases the egg, the external muscles and internal cilia of the fallopian tube transport the egg to the fallopian tube for the sperm and egg to combine. However, blocked fallopian tubes hinder this process, preventing sperm from reaching the egg cells, thus leading to female infertility.

4. Dysmenorrhea: Long-term blockage and inflammation of the fallopian tubes lead to pelvic congestion, causing blood stasis dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is often accompanied by abdominal pain starting one week before menstruation, which becomes more severe as the menstrual period approaches, until the onset of menstruation.

5. Menstrual irregularities: The fallopian tubes and ovaries are adjacent. Usually, fallopian tube diseases have no effect on the function of the ovaries or the amount of menstruation. Only when the inflammation spreads to the ovaries and damages the ovarian function will menstrual abnormalities occur.

6. Abdominal discomfort: Different degrees of pain occur in the lower abdomen, especially on both sides of the lower abdomen, during the non-menstrual period. Most of them are hidden discomforts, such as soreness, swelling, and a feeling of falling in the lower back and back. The symptoms are often aggravated by fatigue.

7. Other symptoms: increased vaginal discharge, pain during sexual intercourse, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, labor disturbance or intolerance to long-term labor, neurological symptoms and depression may occur.