Complications of appendectomy make it difficult for a woman to get pregnant?

Fear of surgery is sometimes the main reason many people refuse appendectomy even though the symptoms are severe. This fear can be caused by various factors, ranging from fear of having never had an operation, fear of needles to be sedated, to fear of experiencing complications after appendectomy. Especially many women who feel afraid to undergo appendectomy because it is rumored that it will be difficult to have children afterwards. Is that true?

Is there a risk of complications from an appendectomy?

Appendicitis is inflammation or swelling of the appendix or appendix. Whereas the appendix is a small, thin pouch-shaped organ measuring 5 to 10 cm which is connected to the large intestine. Appendicitis is a common disease that can affect anyone. However, young people aged 10 to 30 years are the group of people who most often experience this condition.

The removal of the appendix does not affect health conditions. However, appendicitis or appendicitis has the potential to lead to serious complications. Is it difficult to get pregnant is one of them?

Can you still get pregnant after an appendectomy?

Many say that appendectomy can make it difficult for women to get pregnant. This operation is said to block the fallopian tubes, making it difficult for the egg to enter the uterus. This is indeed possible if the inflammation of the intestine is very acute, causing the intestine to burst or perforate (perforated appendicitis).

However, not all women patients with appendectomy will experience this. If complications occur, handling is easy enough, only a small operation is needed to separate the attached intestine. However, this is very rare, many health experts argue that there is no direct relationship between appendectomy that causes adhesions of the intestine to the fallopian tubes.

Appendectomy does not cause women to be infertile

According to research conducted by Sami Shimi, a surgeon from the University of Dundee, women who have an appendectomy tend to get pregnant more easily than those who don't. This research succeeded in breaking the myth that says that the appendix removal surgery causes infertility.

This study involved 54,675 female patients who underwent appendectomy. The research observations were carried out from 1987 to 2012. Of the 54,675 female patients who underwent appendectomy, 29,732 or the equivalent of 54.4% of these female patients managed to get pregnant without any problems.

This study proves that you shouldn't be afraid to have an appendectomy because of the risk of future fertility. This operation will not reduce your chances of getting pregnant.

Appendectomy actually increases the chances of getting pregnant

There is no research evidence that proves that surgical removal of the appendix can cause women to become infertile. Even if the fallopian tubes are blocked or blocked by scar tissue, simple laparoscopic surgery can restore normal function of the fallopian tubes.

The researchers also looked at women who underwent appendectomy during pregnancy. As a result, there was no long-term effect on their fertility. This also had no effect on their future pregnancies.

Therefore, you do not need to be afraid anymore whether your chances of getting pregnant are reduced if you are required to have an appendectomy. Doing appendectomy is better done as early as possible rather than procrastinating and increases the risk of experiencing complications of appendicitis rupture.