Fluid in Fallopian tube

[Chefwifelife]

Hi. I’ve not posted here since struggling ttc DS who is 2 this weekend. It took 10 months with erratic cycles and poor sperm analysis but we were very lucky to conceive naturally in under a year.

We’ve been ttc since January this year and I’ve just had so much pain throughout my cycle that my gp arranged an uss which I had today

Uterus ✅ endometrium ✅ left ovary (where I get most of my pain) ✅ right ovary....all looks generally ok except from some fluid which she thinks is next to my ovary but potentially in my Fallopian tube. She was excellent and very honest about being undecided about where the fluid is.

Is this just coincidental given that all my pain is left sided or is this something that would be followed up with gynae? I have a telephone apt booked with my gp on Tuesday.

Whenever I OV I always feel it on the left and never the right. Any advice or similar experiences?

I don't know if this is similar or not but I had an ovarian cyst burst once and the pain I was in for days was awful. It was so bad that ended up going to the hospital and they said that the extra fluid in the area was probably causing the pain. Could this be a cause for you?

Hey sparkles thanks for the reply. The thing is though I never have pain not the right. And it’s never a one off sharp thing; it’s very intermittent and varies but mainly on the left. One cycle I had a faint bfp and was worried it was ectopic so even went out of hours.

Fluid in the tubes (hydrosalpinx) can cause infertility, so I'd suggest it probably does need more follow up to see if that's what it is.

Fluid in a tube is toxic to a developing embryo and can either prevent implantation or cause early miscarriage

My ivf clinic said when they thought I had one that I would need it removing before continuing with more ivf

The fluid can also cause you to have an ectopic pregnancy - I had that with my first ectopic and lost my left tube. I've recently also lost my right tube due to another ectopic but that wasn't related to hydrosalpinx

Oh itwasalovelydream you’ve had an awful time of it haven’t you. I’m so sorry.

@Chefwifelife I know this is an old thread and it's been bumped up for some reason but I was wondering if you ever found a diagnosis for the pain in your left ovary? Because also have the same issue. After ttc I was diagnosed with blocked tubes and then hydrosalaphix after which they were both removed. I assumed that was what had been causing the ovary pain but even since having them removed I still get the pain.
I did have a scan following that and there was no explanation for the pain except the nurse said the bowel is also in that area.
If you did get any explanation I'd be interested to hear! X

Hey @BeaCat. So I saw a consultant and had a TV scan and everything looked exactly as it should. They said the fluid was a smal benign cyst outside of the ovary and not in the tube. I actually got pregnant in sept but had an EMC.

They said a similar thing that it could be more bowel related. I started raking probiotics and actually things are much much better now.

Thanks @Chefwifelife for your reply. I am sorry to hear about your EMC.
That's interesting about the antibiotics, I will look into that. I'd rather it be bowel related than a problem with the ovary so that is reassuring!