Patient's question:
My close friend is already 31 years old this year. She recently told me that she needs to have a tubal irrigation. But I'm not quite clear about it. So I want to consult a doctor here to understand what tubal irrigation really means?Doctor's answer:
Hello. According to your description, fallopian tube blockage is a common cause of infertility. Tubal irrigation is a procedure to check if the fallopian tubes are unobstructed. It is a traditional method of injecting saline into the fallopian tubes through the vagina to carefully examine whether they are unobstructed, but it is now basically obsolete. It is mostly used for infertility testing and treatment. It is recommended that patients go to a formal infertility specialty hospital for examination and treatment.