by Corey Whelan Hydrosalpinx is an accumulation of fluid in a fallopian tube.  This build-up of clear, watery liquid causes the tube to become enlarged, damaged and blocked.  The blockage prohibits the joining of sperm and egg, thus pregnancy cannot take place. Hydrosalpinx typically ...

by Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W. As a psychotherapist working in the field of reproductive medicine I have counseled hundreds of women and men about fertility-related issues, from preserving one’s fertility and contraception to problems with conceiving and pregnancy. It is rare to find ...

by Corey Whelan The Way It Should Be - Normal Tubal Function The fallopian tubes are two conduits on either side of the uterus which extend down to the surface of each ovary. They are lined with actively motile ciliary cells, and a thin layer of fluid that to varying degrees actively transports ...

By Harry Fisch, MD Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. It is part of religious custom for Jews and many Muslims, for reasons that have been lost to history. The popularity of circumcision in other groups of men has waxed and waned depending on prevailing ...

by Carolyn Berger, LCSW I’m a single mom and until recently I thought I had done a pretty good job of educating my two teenage sons, ages 18 and 21, about sex and sexual health. We never sat down for “big talks” about these subjects.  Rather, I tried to weave them into our ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D.   This we call “distal occlusion” and it can take a few forms. The most obvious and severe is what’s called a hydrosaplinx (or hydro for short), or bilateral hydrosalpinges when both are affected. This type of tube is completely closed near the ...