Fertility Glossary

Tubal cannulation

A procedure to open a blockage at the point where the tube joins the uterus.

A fine catheter is guided into the tube to clear a proximal blockage. It is only suitable for certain patterns of blockage and is not an alternative to IVF where the tubes are badly damaged.

Related terms

Fallopian tube blockage

A tube that is closed, so egg and sperm cannot meet.

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

An X-ray test showing whether the fallopian tubes are open.

IVF (in vitro fertilisation)

Eggs are collected and fertilised in a laboratory, then an embryo is transferred.

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