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Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
mother wanting more
Answered by
Shayne Plosker, MD - fertility, infertility
USF Health
Questions in the Fertility/Infertility forum are answered by doctors affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include fertility or infertility issues, egg quality, fertility drugs and side effects, fertility tests, genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, relationship issues, risk factors, sperm count/quality, and surgery.
mother wanting more
by kaysie944, Feb 19, 2008 12:13PM
I have been pregnent 3 times and have had 2 babys after my last I decided to get my tubes burnt I was young and unsure and now wish I wouldnt have done it. I was wondering if there is a way for me
to become pregnent again through artifical insimination. I would like information related to this subject
to become pregnent again through artifical insimination. I would like information related to this subject
Doctor's Answer
by Shayne Plosker, MD, Feb 28, 2008 10:34PM
, Feb 28, 2008 10:34PM
To: mother wanting more
Because your tubes are no longer functional, artificial insemination will not work. You have to have fallopian tubes in order for the inseminated sperm to reach the egg. You would be able to get pregnant using IVF (in vitro fertilization) since in this treatment the eggs are removed from the ovary during a short procedure, fertilized by the sperm in the lab, and then the best are chosen for transfer back into your uterus through your cervix. Thus, for IVF you do not need to have fallopian tubes.The success of IVF depends on your age. Success if very good if you are 35 or younger, then success rates start to fall.
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