Are obstructed fallopian tubes a reason for not being able to conceive?

Jammed fallopian tubes are one of the most important reasons for females to not get pregnant. They come with no symptoms (most of the times), but some threats can add on to the possibility of developing this condition. Doctors, medically call this term as occlusion.

The tubes are muscular in shape, which is lined with fragile hair kind of structures. They work in both directions, which aid the eggs to go from ovaries to the womb, and also help sperm travel from the womb.

Each tube ends up in a pili or fimbriae, they are similar to a finger. The fimbriae’s are able to catch and guide eggs once released by the ovary.

The fallopian tubes are very important for conceiving because without them the eggs will not have a place for fertilization (most of the eggs get fertilized there)

In case, in any part of fallopian tube any damage is found out, be it by surgery or anything else, they become blocked.

Diagnostics

The jammed or blocked tubes do not have any symptoms, as such other than difficulty in getting pregnant. Doctor’s term it is trying to conceive for a year post marriage, without any fruitful effect.
Blocked tubes cause many women to have symptoms of severe pain in belly or pelvis. The pain might get all the more severe with menses.
Many times, a fallopian tube can lead a fertilized egg to get stuck, also called ectopic pregnancy, in medical terms.
It is not proven that an ectopic pregnancy causes any symptoms, and are usually discovered during medical examination. But some women may also experience feelings of pregnancy, like pain in stomach, bleeding from vagina, any women who fears having ectopic pregnancy should visit the doctor, as soon as possible.

What are the possible causes?

The reasons for blockage of the fallopian tubes are many, some of the important ones are:

Incase you have been suffering from abdominal pain or have had a surgery.
Fallopian tubes swelled or filled with fluid, also called hydrosalpinx.
In case you have suffered from hip infection, since a long time.
Previously had infection of appendix.
Suffered from STD or sexually transmitted disease, like chlamydia or gonorrhea, in which a part of womb starts growing outside the uterus.

All these conditions affect fallopian tubes either directly or indirectly, many times scar tissues are developed, which further block tubes.