Can you get pregnant with one tube?

My late mother who died 5 years ago aged 92 had an ectopic pregnancy in around 1946 and after a few years adopted my eldest brother.

Needless to say she subsequently went on to give birth to four children, the last at aged 42.

@ivfscared hope you don’t mind me commenting I just wanted to check what your outcome was? It has been confirmed this week I have a blocked left tube with fluid in which is likely hydrosalpinx did you have a laparoscopy and have your tube removed ? We have been ttc for 17 months and now I feel like this is why it hasn’t happened sooner and really want it sorted

I lost a tube due to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. I went on to get pregnant twice after that.

Yes lost left tube due to a lost twin pregnancy, one twin was ectopic. Conceived 5 times afterwards with little difficulty, and 3 children as a result!

One of my best friends lost a tube to ectopic pregnancy then went on to have 4 more babies all in close succession.

My friend had something a bit wrong with one tube (can't remember what it was) and lost her healthy tube to an ectopic pregnancy but she had a baby afterwards.

Your remaining tube floats from one ovary to another. So you'll ovulate in the same manner. So a chance every month etc. give it a Google it's so interesting

Can I just clarify why you think you’re going to lose a tube? I understand the exploratory keyhole surgery (been there) and HSG, but if you have a HSG and the tube isn’t functioning, I’m not sure why they’d remove it? I’m not trying to disbelieve you or be a jerk btw, I’m sincerely curious as to who has told you that. In my experience they only remove a tube if it’s ruptured (ectopic) or the ovary on that side needs to be removed (cancer, cysts etc). I’m not a doctor just curious as to what’s going on that they’ve said That!

PS. lost a tube, conceived easily, miscarried unfortunately. But can still conceive when I’m ready to try again. Sadly have pcos which was badly out of control (borderline. t2 diabetes and obese) which increases miscarriage risk. Not tube related at all.

I went on to have two children after I lost a Fallopian tube due to a ruptured eptopic. That was after a sterilisation reversal too.

Yes you can is all I can say. Have an unexpected ds20 to prove it.

I had a hydrosalpinx caused by adhesions from childhood appendicitis. I have 2 DC neither of whom were ivf babies - our ivf cycles failed. I don’t have endometriosis so can’t comment on that.
I was told that I would ovulate at least every other month from the other ovary so I still had a chance despite poor ovarian reserve. I was told I had poor reserve at 30 - had ds1 at 33 and ds2 at 40.
my consultant did a dye test to see what the tubes were like. One was useless and the other was slow- but obviously works.
Get the best consultant you can. I’m in Liverpool and I had the late Jonathan Hewitt who I will remember with huge gratitude for ever.

Symptoms were anaemia due to fibroids and I think the endo contributed to apparent bowel/digestive issues/javelin arse etc. (was fobbed off a fair bit by doctors).

My sister had it worse than me with fibroids. She became extremely anaemic and was in pain. Eventually she had a hysterectomy. One of the fibroids had grown so big it had affected her bladder.

I lost an ovary and tube to an ovarian cyst and went on to have twins.

Yes! Lost a tube due to an ectopic. Have had 3 DC since. Definitely possible although like you I was initially very sceptical.

I met a lady once who had both tubes removed after ectopics and went on to have a son naturally. A woman's body can do amazing things

i got pregnant twice (and successful pregnancies resulting to babies) with severe PCOS, undeveloped ovaries and never having a period

i was told at 17 i was infertile to all of above,
i got pregnant in 2003 and 2009 all naturally(ie no ivf) to this day ive still never had a period and im 41

still no idea how i caught for either, with no 1 it was only because i had severe HG early(and all the way bloody through) and went to the doctors and a blood test came up pregnant(8 weeks)

with no 2 i was on clomid but as i was having no periods i was just taken tablets on random days on different months(all suggested by the hospital)
it was fortnightly scans to see if eggs have developed(always a no and ovaries were still withered)then a pregnancy test a day before new tablets just in case.

this went on for 4 bloody long years, every 2 weeks up the hospital ,monthly pregnancy tests.
(nhs wouldn't give me ivf as i already caught naturally with son 1 and as this was with the same dad it was a no, if it was a different man then they would have, I did kick off on this info but to no avail)
i did my test(3 for 1 pound from pound land at the time) to my utter shock it came up faint so i did all 3 they came up faint so i bought the clear blue one, 2-3 weeks
straight up the hospital the next day and i was 2 and half weeks
so when people say oh you got to be 4 weeks plus or miss a period for a test to show obviously not with me

so if i can conceive with withed ovaries, severe PCOS, no periods before(and after) theres hope for anyone.

this probably wont be any factor but ive never been on any form of contraception in my adult life as ive only ever had the 1 boyfriend/sex partner(ex now) he was 17 me 18 and we were together 22 years

No I don't have endo; the tube became infected for some reason out of the blue, and I was in hopsital for over a week quite unwell.
The infection cleared up with antibiotics but the medics recommended I get it removed as leaving it would have increased the chances of an ectopic they said.

I had a tube removed due to hydrosalpinx and subsequently got pregnant. I was told the chance of conceiving with one tube was only slightly less than with two.

Had ovary and Fallopian tube removed, diagnosed with endometriosis and fibroids, and remaining ovary has small dermoid cyst.
Then a baby at 41 (no ivf)

A friend of mine lost a tube through an ectopic. Had a lovely boy just over a year later. And then interpreted the doctor saying “conceiving may be harder than average” as “no need to bother with contraception” and found herself pregnant again just a few months later!

When I had the tube removed the gynaecologist told me that the reamaining tube would move to catch the egg being released from the ovary it's not attached to one ovary as many people and doctors believe. He's a leading ivf and infertility expert with his own clinic.