Your fallopian tubes form the link between your ovaries, where your eggs are stored, and the uterus. When you ovulate the egg passes down the fallopian tube, where fertilisation may occur if you have had intercourse. The fertilised egg then travels

'Ectopic' means 'out of place' and in an ectopic pregnancy the fertilised egg implants somewhere outside the uterus, most often in one of the fallopian tubes. In rare cases the pregnancy tries to establish itself in an ovary, the cervix

There is a sharp pain particularly on one side. Your doctor will probably ask you this, as speedy treatment if an ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed can potentially save the fallopian tubeIf there are clots of pink or grey tissue in your discharge or you feel

to the womb.Previous research had found that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day could cut the chance of conceiving by a quarter.The new investigation has found that coffee stops the fallopian tubes contracting. It’s the fallopian tubes that get

carrying it because a partner had a positive test, but the impact on your ability to conceive can be very serious.Chlamydia, like some other STDs, can quite easily block your fallopian tubes which prevents your egg passing down for fertilsation.(In some

of cases the problem hampering conception is blocked fallopian tubes. If the fallopian tubes are blocked, scarred or damaged a successfully fertilised egg may not be able to make its way down into the uterus to establish the pregnancy. There are several

'.GIFTThe woman's eggs (one or possibly more) are taken from an ovary and a mixture of the egg and sperm is then placed directly into the fallopian tubes in the hope that fertilisation will occur. GIFT stands for gamete intra-fallopian tube transfer. Unlike IVF

scanned her and said, ‘You’ve had a miscarriage, it’s fine’ but the baby was still in there, stuck in the Fallopian tube.”Chris Evans then went on to reveal that if Natasha, 33, hadn’t had the emergency surgery she could have died. “The Fallopian tube

-like fimbria at the ends of your fallopian tube and drawn into the tube itself. The egg is then propelled along the fallopian tube by the vibrations of tiny, hair-like cilia on its walls. Meanwhile the follicle that released the egg collapses, becoming a

including the ovaries and fallopian tubes. The relationship between endometriosis and infertility is not fully understood, while almost half of all infertile women have endometriosis, most women with endometriosis have only a mild case, are not infertile