If the tubes have developed structural changes, then apply surgical treatment, its specificity depends on the causes and severity of obstruction. It may be:
- removal of tumor foci and abscesses;
- laparoscopic restoration of the lumen of the tubes;
- plastic pipes to restore their patency.
After plastic surgery of the fallopian tubes, the risk of ectopic pregnancy increases.
Also widely practiced method of in vitro fertilization (IVF) - pregnancy with obstruction of the fallopian tubes can occur with one attempt, and with several. Indications for IVF:
- inability to conceive within 1-1.5 years after surgery for obstruction - in particular in patients older than 40 years;
- complete obstruction of the fallopian tubes.
Date of publication 2019 - 2020