My clamp came off my left tube after havin a ct scan after a car wreck what r my chances of being pregnant
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There are two kinds of clamps, do you should look into which one you had. (There are different fake rates depending on each one).
Either way though, the procedure results in a crush injury to the fallopian tube. Usually after that clamp is applied to the tube, the area where the clamp is placed dies and separates. Once it dies it heals and that healing results in a blockage.
The only way to be sure that it is still effective is to get a hysterosalpingogram. This is when the doctor places some dye into the uterus and out the fallopian tubes while taking an xray during the procedure. This allows the doctor to evaluate if the die is passing through into the pelvis. If you see die entering the pelvis, then there is a hole and you are not sterile any longer.
The main concern would be that you are at an increased risk for an ectopic pregnancy. You would have a 1 in 3 chance of having an ectopic pregnancy if you become pregnant.
but something to take into account, is that most likely you are absolutely fine. The accident had nothing to do with the clamp coming off. It sometimes occurs after surgery, and when we do another procedure we find the clips, or clamps, lying around the uterus, not near the fallopian tube.
Either way though, the procedure results in a crush injury to the fallopian tube. Usually after that clamp is applied to the tube, the area where the clamp is placed dies and separates. Once it dies it heals and that healing results in a blockage.
The only way to be sure that it is still effective is to get a hysterosalpingogram. This is when the doctor places some dye into the uterus and out the fallopian tubes while taking an xray during the procedure. This allows the doctor to evaluate if the die is passing through into the pelvis. If you see die entering the pelvis, then there is a hole and you are not sterile any longer.
The main concern would be that you are at an increased risk for an ectopic pregnancy. You would have a 1 in 3 chance of having an ectopic pregnancy if you become pregnant.
but something to take into account, is that most likely you are absolutely fine. The accident had nothing to do with the clamp coming off. It sometimes occurs after surgery, and when we do another procedure we find the clips, or clamps, lying around the uterus, not near the fallopian tube.
A CT scan should be very good at telling where a clamp is but since the tube is flexible and can't be seen by the CT, the CT scan would be limited in being able to tell if the clamp is still on the tube. Even if the clamp is no longer on the tube, the important thing to know is whether or not the tube is blocked which scarring should have done. A hysterosalpingogram should be done and will determine if the tube is still blocked and if you're still protected.