I had a lap on Tuesday and they found hydrosalpinx in my left tube. Basically, it was very inflamed and enlarged and completely adhered along one side to my uterus. They removed the tube.

My right tube/ovary was normal.

I was very surprised as over the past four years of ivf, etc I have had many, many ultrasounds, a couple of CT scans, an MRI, a lap for egg retrieval, etc, etc, etc... I have even had a dye study for tubal patency when I started way back when :/ It has never been picked up.

My question is, how quickly can this condition develop? Months? Years??

I'm obviously upset, but especially as my understanding is that I never had a chance of an embryo implanting with the tube being like that as it is toxic and would kill off any embryo trying to grow in my uterus.

Any advice or information would be wonderful.

Thanks in advance