Blocked Fallopian Tubes
A common, very treatable cause of infertility — and one where IVF offers an excellent path to pregnancy.
The fallopian tubes are where egg and sperm meet. If one or both tubes are blocked or damaged — often by past infection, surgery or endometriosis — the egg and sperm can't meet naturally, making conception difficult or impossible.
Blocked tubes are one of the clearest, most treatable causes of infertility. Depending on the cause and location, the answer may be keyhole surgery, or — very commonly — IVF, which bypasses the tubes altogether.
How Blocked Tubes affects fertility
Blocked tubes prevent the egg and sperm from meeting. A hydrosalpinx (fluid-filled tube) can also lower IVF success, because the fluid is harmful to implantation — so we manage it before an IVF cycle.
How we diagnose & treat it
We assess the tubes with imaging (such as an HSG) and, where needed, laparoscopy. For a hydrosalpinx, removing or clipping the affected tube laparoscopically before IVF is shown to improve success.
Because IVF takes the egg and sperm into the lab and places the embryo directly in the uterus, it bypasses the tubes entirely — making it a highly effective solution for tubal-factor infertility.
Frequently asked
Yes. If one tube is open, conception may still happen naturally or with help. If both are blocked, IVF bypasses the tubes and is highly effective.
The fluid in a hydrosalpinx can flow into the uterus and harm implantation. Removing or clipping the tube first measurably improves IVF success.
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The information on this page is general and educational, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Fertility outcomes vary from person to person and depend on age, diagnosis and other individual factors; no result is guaranteed. Any success figure shown is a beta-hCG positive (pregnancy-test) rate per embryo transfer at our Solapur centre, which is not a live-birth rate. Please consult our specialists for advice specific to you.