Re: ovaries (Dr. Montgomery)

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The egg has a little transporter like in star trek and simply beams over to the other side (just kidding). The egg actually "transmigrates" to the other tube. Keep in mind that the end of the tube and the ovary are separate entities and at the time of ovulation, the egg is actually released into the abdominal cavity. The delicate end of the tube sweeps over the ovary and the egg is "drawn" in. When the tube is obstructed, the egg is then free to float within the abdomen and the other tube can "pick it up". Granted, the chances aren't as good as if the tube was open on the side of ovulation, but it certainly occurs... Lynn

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>>At Wed, 30 May 2001, Abby wrote:
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>>>Do ovaries always alternate when releasing an egg? Due to a blocked
>>>right tube, I will most likely only get pregnant on the left side. Does
>>>this mean that I can only get pregnant every other month? Also, can
>>>clomid cause one to ovulate on both sides? This is what I am hoping.
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>>Abby,
>>Ovulation can take place alternatively, but can also occur consecutively
>>from the same ovary. Clomid can stimulate eggs on both ovaries or more
>>than one on the same ovary or one only. Further, just cause ovulation
>>takes place on the side with the obstructed tube, that doesn't mean you
>>can't get pregnant that cycle. I know a woman that only had a right
>>ovary and a left tube and had 3 healthy pregnancies...
>>Lynn
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>>--
>>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>>Missoula, Montana
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>--
>Rachael
>EDD 9/7/01
>A girl!
>

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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