Question from Birth Control Board

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Registered: 02-29-2008
Question from Birth Control Board
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Thu, 04-17-2008 - 11:30pm

Hi crew over here!  I have a member over on my Birth Control board asking the following, and would really appreciate some help:



I had an ectopic pregnancy in September and had my left tube removed.  And while I would really like to have 1 more baby my husband is sure that he is done.  So I have a consult with a doctor about having my other tube tied next month. 


This is my question (and sorry if it is silly).  What happens if the side that I do not have a tube is the side that releases an egg, could I still get pregnant and could it find its way to the uterus?


I'm thinking, if there's no tube, there's nothing for the egg to travel in, right?  Can someone clear this up for me?  I feel silly having to ask this!  :-) 


Thanks!! 


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Registered: 03-18-2004
Sun, 04-20-2008 - 9:03am

If she has her remaining tube tied her chances of getting pregnant are just slightly lower than if she had a normal tubal ligation. The reason for this is that in order for a pregnancy to be viable it has to fertilize in the fallopian tube.

So while a standard tubal has a failure rate of 0.1% a person with one tube would be looking at a failure rate of about 0.05%.

Hope this helps her a bit.

Now I am going to stick my nose in where it does not belong. If her and her DH are on different pages IRT having more children now may not be the time to go the permanent route. I think they need to decide what they want to do together.





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Registered: 11-23-2004
Mon, 04-21-2008 - 2:10pm

Hi Megan.


When a tube is removed, the opening to the uterus is closed (most likely with stiches).


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