Infertility is defined as being unable to get pregnant after a year of unprotected sex when the woman is within her reproductive age. There are various reasons why a woman experiences infertility.

Apart from abnormal ovulation, sperm count and motility, one of the common reasons for infertility is the blockage in fallopian tube(s).

Lately, studies and reports suggest that an increased number of people are undergoing infertility treatments and are battling with  high levels of family and societal stress.

Statistics by sex :

• One-third of couples with infertility have an issue with the male partner
• One-third of the couples with infertility have an issue with the female partner
• One-third of the couples with infertility have an issue with both partners.

Why is infertility on the rise?

• One of the main reasons why women experience infertility is the choice of a higher age to get pregnant. With an increase in age, the quality of eggs produced decreases
• The natural aging process also increases the chances of miscarriage.
• The quality of sperm decreases with men aged over 40.

Lifestyle Factors that play an important role in fertility :

• Smoking tobacco can damage sperm quality and affect the reproductive hormones of both men and women.
• Alcohol too has an alarming effect on the reproductive system and is strictly prohibited during pregnancy.
• High levels of stress also leads to irregular menstrual cycles.

How Fallopian Tube Recanalization can help with infertility due to blocked fallopian tube(s)?

Fallopian tube Recanalization is a procedure that does not involve an open surgery or laproscopic surgery. Instead an interventional radiologist uses a thin wire called a catheter through the cervix and the uterus to open the blockage.

The procedure involves:

• Placing a speculum into the vagina and passing a small tube also known as a catheter through the cervix into the uterus.
• Examining the uterine cavity using an Xray camera.
• Determining the area of blockage in the tube
• Finally clearing the blockage using the catheter.

Over 90 % of the time the fallopian tube blockages can be removed which helps in increasing the chance of getting pregnant naturally and avoiding other fertility treatments such as IUI or IVF.

Also the success rate of FTR is high and studies have shown that 6 out of 10 women who have had issues with fertility have conceived naturally

Conclusion :

FTR is an innovative and highly successful procedure that has minimal side effects on the body.It has a high success rate and has helped a lot of women start off with motherhood naturally without any other interventions such as surgery, IUI and IVF