In addition to a ruptured appendix, what else can cause tubal transport problems?

In addition to a ruptured appendix, what else can cause tubal transport problems?

• A. Abdominal surgery
• B. Asthma
• C. Migraine
• D. Hypertension

Answer: (A)

Tubal transport problems occur when the fallopian tubes’ ability to move the ovum or embryo is hindered by damage, blockage, or impaired tube motility. Abdominal surgery can create adhesions and scar tissue in the pelvis, which can distort the tube, kink its path, or provoke peritoneal inflammation that slows or blocks transport. This makes abdominal surgery a plausible additional cause after a ruptured appendix, since both can lead to pelvic adhesions affecting tubal function. The other options—asthma, migraine, and hypertension—do not directly affect the pelvic tubes or their transport mechanisms.

Tubal transport problems occur when the fallopian tubes’ ability to move the ovum or embryo is hindered by damage, blockage, or impaired tube motility. Abdominal surgery can create adhesions and scar tissue in the pelvis, which can distort the tube, kink its path, or provoke peritoneal inflammation that slows or blocks transport. This makes abdominal surgery a plausible additional cause after a ruptured appendix, since both can lead to pelvic adhesions affecting tubal function. The other options—asthma, migraine, and hypertension—do not directly affect the pelvic tubes or their transport mechanisms.