Information on Tubal Ligation Reversal Surgery and IVF

There are a couple of choices open to those women who have had their tubes tied (tubal ligation) and now would like to have more children with their partner. In-vitro fertilization and tubal ligation reversal are discussed here.

In-vitro fertilization (IVF), has given hundreds of thousands of women who have not been able to conceive a baby for whatever reasons, to get pregnant. Simply described here, an egg is taken from the woman and sperm from the man and the two are put together in a laboratory dish where they are fertilized. This is a form of assisted reproduction. Once the woman’s eggs have been fertilized, the embryo then gets implanted into the womb and if all goes well a pregnancy will result.

IVF is often the last resort for many couples due to the costs and energy needed to pursue it and achieve results. The method is commonly used when a woman’s fallopian tubes are damaged, blocked or it the woman has no fallopian tubes. 30% of IVF treatments are successful, but not necessarily on the first attempt. It can be a stressful time as there are a lot of medical procedures to endure. The drugs you have to take can affect your mood, costs are high, and the waiting can take its toll.

If a woman really wants to have a baby there are fertility clinics specializing in In-vitro fertilization infertility that will help fulfill this wish. However, there are various factors that need to be taken into consideration before visiting a fertility clinic, these include how effective the treatments they provide are, types of technologies in operation, the equipment used, the doctor’s experience, their track record in curing infertility using in vitro fertilization and also how much it is going to cost you.

If all this seems a bit overwhelming you might consider an option. Tubal reversal surgery has a high success rate for those women wanting to conceive after they have had their tubes tied and is a cost effective procedure. With pregnancy rates averaging 75%, tubal reversal surgery is generally more popular than IVF.

One way to decide whether tubal ligation reversal is the best method for you is to contact a specialized clinic where the surgeon will interpret your operative report from your tubal ligation. The surgeon will be able to see the method that was used to block your tubes previously and the length of fallopian tube that remains. If you are unsure how to go about this give the clinic a call first and they will be able to advise you on how you can obtain these records.

If the records are unobtainable there is no need to worry, the surgeon can carry out a laparoscopy whereby he can check on the health of your tubes and be able to advise whether a reversal might be successful. In most instances, a tubal ligation reversal has a good success rate.

There are various factors that can affect your success rate in getting pregnant after a tubal ligation reversal. Your age is important as younger women can generally get pregnant a lot easier than those women over the age of 35 and 40.

Another reason that might affect your chances of conceiving is how long ago it was you had the tubal ligation surgery. The longer a woman waits to have a tubal ligation procedure reversed will significantly reduce her ability to conceive. This is due to the longer the time period the more damage will have been caused to your fallopian tubes.

Whichever option you decide on will depend on your personal circumstances and the advice given by your surgeon. Have a look online for tubal reversal doctors if you have any questions about the procedure.

Michiel Van Kets provides article services for Dr. Gary Berger, who is widely known as the tubal reversal doctor with the most experience reversing tied tubes and tubal ligation and works in the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. For information and advice on tube reverse, tubal occlusion and tubal reversal pregnancy visit the website.

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