The management of broken Fimbriae

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Fimbriae are small and delicate fingerlike projections at the end of the fallopian tubes that are responsible for capturing the egg when it is released from the ovary. The fimbriae are connected to the ovary. The female reproductive system includes a uterus that has two fallopian tubes, sometimes called uterine tubes, attached to it. These fallopian tubes branch up and out towards the ovaries, which are located on each side of the uterus.

The ovaries are the site of ovum, or egg, production and the originating site of ovulation. When ovulation is about to occur, the sex hormones activate the fimbriae, causing it to swell with blood and hit the ovary in a gentle, sweeping motion. An oocyte is released from the ovary into the peritoneal cavity and the cilia of the fimbriae sweep the ovum into the Fallopian tube.

Role of Fimbriae

The fimbriae play an important part in ovulation. In between the ends of the fallopian tubes and the ovaries, there is a small gap. Fimbriae, or fimbriae tubae, are the finger-like projections located at the ends of the fallopian tubes, closest to the ovaries. The majority of the fimbriae do not touch the ovary but rather hover very close by, activated by hormones to catch a released egg and move it down into the fallopian tube. Let’s explore how they accomplish this.
The fimbriae in the female reproductive system help in transporting the mature egg that is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube by the fimbriae, towards the uterus.

 Causes

Pathogens like e.coli, staphylococcus, gonococcus, chlamydia, mycoplasma can infect women’s reproductive system and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Acute PID, acute salpingitis, acute pelvic connective tissue inflammation, and some other conditions can all be triggered by the infections. If these inflammations are not treated promptly, adhesions may occur in women’s pelvic cavity, between connective tissues, around the uterus, inside or around the fallopian tubes. The fimbrial end can be adhesive or blocked because of infections or inflammations. 

Treatment

The fimbrial end is the free end of the fallopian tube which grasps the egg from uretus. Normally, the fimbrial end is full of cilium and they can swing freely. The moving of the cilium transfers the egg into the fallopian tube.
Generally, adhesion or blockage at fimbrial end is treated with laparoscopy or hydrotubation. These procedures treat this condition promptly; however, tubal conditions may reoccur because the inflammation or infections are poorly treated.

As a result, for women with not very long history, herbal medicine is always suggested instead of surgery. This alternative medical treatment has been effective on tubal blockage, tubal adhesions, and hydrosalpinx effectively. It cures tubal adhesions at fimbrial ends after three to four months medication, and no surgery is needed.