Conceiving with 1 Fallopian Tube

Hi J.,
I can't give advice on conceiving with one fallopian tube, but I wanted to write to tell you to keep faith.
If you have one functioning fallopian tube and that is your only issue, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get pregnant. It may be a little harder or take a little longer, but it shouldn't keep you from being able to get pregnant.
My fertility issue was poor egg quality and quantity and the doctors only gave me a 1% chance of getting pregnant, but I did get pregnant (I am 29 weeks now).
Even though you may not have an egg quality issue, you will want to maximize you chance of getting pregnant each month by helping your body to produce the healthiest egg possible (and maybe even multiple eggs). There are things that can truly help with this (naturally).
I did acupuncture and herbs. (I had a very good acupuncturist who specialized in fertility issues. She is also an herbalist.) I ate as healthfully as I could, getting as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible into my diet and cutting out refined foods (especially sugar).
I did a lot of research and found supplements that could help me specifically with my personal imbalances. I took Maca, CoQ10, Bee Pollen/Royal Jelly, Spirulina, a good prenatal vitamin and Omega 3.
These were the supplements to help me. You may need others. A good Acupuncturist or Naturopath that has experience with fertility issues can help. If you are up for trying to educate yourself, look for good sources of information. There are some on the internet, but you have to be careful. There is also a lot of misinformation on the internet. I found the book, The infertility Cure by Radine Lewis very helpful.
Meditation, relaxation techniques, visualization, Qi Gong, and Yoga are also great things to do. You don't have to do all of them, just pick the ones you might keep up with regularly. I used Qi Gong exercises that I found on Youtube and also found things in books from the library, so you don't have to spend money taking classes.
I did fertility treatments for about 6 months before I stopped and did only the herbs and acupuncture. The fertility treatments did not work for me, but that doesn't mean that they might not work for you. If you want to keep trying with that, acupuncture can really help your body to respond better to the treatments, however, you cannot do the herbs if you are taking fertility medications.
I wish you the very best of luck in trying to get pregnant. Please feel free to contact me if I can give you any other information.
All the Best, B.
Oh, you might also want to check out Jennifer Bloome's website.
http://www.anjionline.com/index.html
Some of her services can be very expensive, but her free newsletter is very helpful and she has some free and some inexpensive meditations available from her site. She also has some new options for inexpensive consults with her.

I have one tube/ovary due to surg 18 years ago and was told I might not concieve. got married 5 years ago and I recently has a son, now 2 1/2 and preggers with a girl currently. The things that worked for us was charting ovulation (with my son) and ovulation predictor strips this time around. Concieved on the first try this time. Got the off e-bay 25 strips for $12.95 and only needed 3. Gave the rest away to friends. All the best, M..

i have 2 kids conceived and delivered naturally with only 1 tube. call monalisa shultz if youre not sure if you will too. google her! shes amazing!

also, go to a trusted herbalist. i can recommend mine but she in in NYC so Im not sure where you are...

keep the faith!

Hi J.,

I believe all you need is patience and the ability to stay relaxed about the whole thing! Stress can inhibit your ability to conceive so don't let yourself over think this or get upset about it. Do fun things you enjoy and do not put pressure on yourself. It will happen!
I had an ectopic and it took 6 months to conceive again w/ one tube. Now, we have a healthy beautiful girl!
Hang in there!

my sister lost one of her tubes about 18 months after her first baby.... she has had 4 other children since and 1 miscarriage(this happened not long after the ectopic). but seemed to be fine after awhile and went on and had the other 4. keep a positive and give it some time. good luck

Hi J.,

I had an ectopic pregnancy on both of my tubes. I had a couple of misscarriages and told that I could not have children. A few years later, after giving up and starting the adoption process, I was pregnant. I have a beautiful 2.5 year old daughter. They come to you when they are ready, whether doctors think your body is ready or not. Just have faith and patience.

Much Peace,
P.

I have no advice on fertility treatments, but I can tell you that my mother had an ectopic pregnancy and other complications (I believe) and was told she would never conceive again - boy was she shocked when she found out she was pregnant with me! She wasn't planning on getting pregnant again, so she wasn't using any kind of pregnancy method. So it is totally possible!

One small bit of advice - if you do use ovulation prediction strips, you are actually most fertile the 5 days BEFORE you ovulate. So use the strips to predict when you'll be ovulating, then "go for it" during the 5 days before. Good luck !!

Hi J.,

You might try going to a good nutritionist or Naturopath. Nutrition is very important. I conceived with one ovary at the age of 41 using IVF and worth with a naturopath. I had a lot of problems. I won’t go into them but getting yourself checked out and on a good supplement regiment is not going to work.

God bless,
G.

Hello J.,

I conceived with one working fallopian tube without drugs, but I did use acupuncture. I went twice to acupuncture, one week prior to insemination and the day before. I did IUI to conceive and prior to that the doctor confirmed I was ovulating from the working fallopian tube. The doctor also wanted me to use Ovadril (sp?) prior to the insemination. I ended up not needing it, but he said it helps boost your ovulation and has less of a chance of multiples then some other fertility drugs.

Perhaps the combo of acupuncture and ovadril will work for you. I am at 37 weeks and looking forward to the birth of my baby so it definitely can happen- don't give up hope.

Good luck to you!!!!
E.