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Mary M. Gallenberg, M.D.
Mary M. Gallenberg, M.D.
Dr. Mary Gallenberg is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and medical oncology.
An Antigo, Wis., native, Dr. Gallenberg is a consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and an assistant professor at College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Gallenberg has been with Mayo Clinic since 1990. She was on the Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource editorial board and has been honored for excellence in teaching. She also won a Mayo Clinic Excellence Through Teamwork award.
Definition (2)
- Tilted uterus: Can it lead to infertility?
- Ovulation signs: When is conception most likely?
Causes (5)
- Hypothyroidism and infertility: Any connection?
- Tilted cervix: Can it hinder pregnancy?
- Fallopian tubes: Is pregnancy possible with only one?
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Treatments and drugs (1)
- Fertility herbs: Do they enhance fertility?
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Question
Fallopian tubes: Is pregnancy possible with only one?
I have only one fallopian tube. Is it possible for me to get pregnant?
Answer
from Mary M. Gallenberg, M.D.
Pregnancy is possible with only one fallopian tube — as long as you have one or both ovaries, you still ovulate, and the remaining fallopian tube is healthy.
See your gynecologist or reproductive endocrinologist for evaluation if you're not able to get pregnant within one year of trying.
Next questionSemen allergy: A cause of infertility?
- Treating infertility. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp136.cfm. Accessed June 9, 2010.
- Lobo RA. Ectopic pregnancy: Etiology, pathology, diagnosis, management, fertility prognosis. In: Katz VL, et al. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/204996200-6/0/1524/108.html?tocnode=53759261&fromURL=108.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-02951-3..50020-0_541. Accessed June 9, 2010.
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