problems TCC after ectopic pg

[Jami]

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has heard of this....I had an ectopic pg 09/2001 which my doc said was from my IUD. I had this taken out last month because my husband and i want to TTC #3. Anyway, I am scared to death that it is going to take forever to get pg becuase i had to have my left tube removed due to the ectopic. I was reading online somewhere that your right tube can pick up eggs from your left and the other way around. To me this seems physically impossible but has anyone heard of this????

I am currently 1 dpo and starting my 2ww. I have a dr appt on the 2nd to talk to him about getting on Letrozole as it has less side effects than Clomid. I ovulate on my own however my chances of getting pg each month are lessened by only having one tube.

Baby dust to all!!

[kizzyv]

Fallopian tubes: Can I get pregnant with only one?
Q.
Is it possible to get pregnant with only one fallopian tube?
Barbara/ Illinois
A.
Yes, you can get pregnant with only one fallopian tube as long as you still have one or both ovaries and still ovulate.

Typically, one of your ovaries releases a single egg each month. The egg travels down a fallopian tube, where a sperm may fertilize it. The fertilized egg then continues on to the uterus. You need only one fallopian tube for this to happen.

The egg released from the ovary usually enters the fallopian tube adjacent to that ovary. Evidence suggests that an egg released from one ovary can be transported by the fallopian tube on the opposite side. But this is rare.

Ovulation tends to alternate ovaries, so it's likely that with only one tube, eggs from the opposite ovary never have a chance to be fertilized. Also, fertility may be reduced if a fallopian tube was removed due to a tubal pregnancy or infection. In this case, the remaining tube may not be normal. If you have only one ovary and it's on the opposite side of your only fallopian tube, you're at increased risk of tubal pregnancy.

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[kizzyv]

Here is my opinion the tubes are designed to twist and turn to greet the egg. REMEMBER the fallopian Tube sole purpose in life is to carry the egg into the womb and to be conception site. It is considerablely possible tha tit goes to the xtrreme to accomplish this task. But if you considere that the Fimbrae the finger like projection located at the tip of the tube are actually connected to the ovaryand has epithelial cells with cillia that serves to move the ovum, in the cillia there are receptors that are reading for a certain hormone usually th atwill tell them which one is the egg is possible tha tit can signal; the opposite side ovary to turn or twist and in turn also or may be th efallopian tube. Like they say this conditon are rare but possible.

[Jami]

I still have both ovaries and I ovulated this month. This is my first month testing. Do you think that going on Letrozole or Clomid would help my chances of having a more mature egg to be fertalized? I am new to this so any advice would be helpful! :)

[kizzyv]

If you are ovulating fine. I will give it time. Most like you will get pregnant. YOu see fertility drugs can cause to have multiple birth on Clomid there is 10 increase of having twins so out of every 10 Women one may have twins. However, I took clomid with my first pregancy and have one gorgeous boy. Pregant with Baby # 2 was ttcing for 2 months al natural. I just found out last Saturday. SO good luck when is AF due. Are you testing yet?