Fallopian tube: Whatever is that? It’s a unique pair of tubes that connect the female reproductive organ ovaries with the uterus. It’s also called uterine tubes, oviducts, or salpinx.
The Fallopian tube carries the ova produced each month after menarche (when periods start). It gets attached to the uterus lining. Suppose after 28 days(+/-7 days), approximately this ova is not fertilized. In that case, the uterine endothelial is shed along with the ova, and it’s called menstruation or periods.
Menstrual health is crucial for young girls because any problem here can have a long-term impact. When the ova are fertilized by a sperm in an adult woman, then pregnancy occurs. Any problem with the Fallopian tube can cause disruption in the journey of the ova and fertility challenges. A serious surgical emergency occurs when there occurs a tubal pregnancy. That’s when the embryo gets implanted in the Fallopian tube.
Diseases of the Fallopian tube
- Salpingitis and Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pyosalpinx
- Hydrosalpinx
- Paratubal cyst
- Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa.
- Tubal pregnancy
- Tubal factors for Infertility
- Tubal torsion
It’s important that good menstrual hygiene is followed because otherwise, the infection can happen retrogradely(backward) through the vagina(another female organ) upwards, even into the tubes.
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