Women who make the decision to have a tubal ligation reversal do it for a number of reasons. Some women complain of discomfort or pain after a tubal ligation and believe a reversal would ease this, others might believe they acted hastily when making the decision in the first place, for some women, a decision made while in an unhappy relationship, or thought they would not want any more children. Other women just want to feel ‘whole’ again.
Above all these reasons, the foremost motive that makes a woman choose to reverse a tubal ligation is simply because she wants to conceive again. Reasons vary for this, she may have lost a child, or remarried and her new partner either doesn’t have any of his own children or they want to have a child together. Tubal ligation reversal is a highly successful treatment for women who want to have children after they have had their fallopian tubes tied.
Tubal ligation is a procedure that blocks the fallopian tubes to prevent you from getting pregnant. This tying of the tubes is generally seen as unreversable. However, as it is quite normal for people to make decisions they later regret, there are procedures where, in most cases, it is possible to unblock these tubes for those women who want more children. The tube that has been tied is removed and the two parts will then be re-attached.
There is more than one method to perform tubal ligation or tubal occlusion. A common method is to loop a surgical ligature around the fallopian tube; this is the section that is then removed thus separating the two parts of the fallopian tube. Another method quite similar is when a surgeon uses two ligatures to seal a section of the tube; the part in-between is then cut out. Other methods use different burning techniques to seal the tubes, or clips and rings to close the tubes up.
Tubal ligation reversal is a relatively straight-forward operation and able to be performed on an outpatient basis, this enables the treatment to be more cost effective and makes it possible for you to go home the same day. The operation should only take about one hour; the procedure can be carried out in a hospital or outpatient clinic. Some women prefer to go to a specialized clinic as the staff can be more experienced and skilled in tubal reversal surgery. After the reversal it can take your body between 5 – 10 days to recover and you are able to start trying for a baby 3 - 4 weeks after the surgery.
The advantages of choosing tubal reversal surgery compared to IVF treatment are that the procedure is less expensive, and has a higher success rate.
If you are concerned about the tubal ligation reversal cost, then check out your insurance as some companies may cover part of the cost of tubal ligation reversal. Feel free to ask your surgeon any questions and always check out the clinics and surgeons experience and credentials. A surgeon who works at a tubal reversal clinic will be doing this every day and have gained a lot of experience. What you also could ask is as to their success rates following tubal reversal surgery. From the answers, you will have to take in consideration factors such as age group and the type of tubal ligation.
Finally, but important is to check the type of aftercare a clinic will give if you go ahead with the reversal. There should always be help on hand after tubal ligation surgery and a number where you can turn to if there are any complications. They should also check your progress over the coming weeks/months. Look online for further information regarding tubal reversal surgery.
Above all these reasons, the foremost motive that makes a woman choose to reverse a tubal ligation is simply because she wants to conceive again. Reasons vary for this, she may have lost a child, or remarried and her new partner either doesn’t have any of his own children or they want to have a child together. Tubal ligation reversal is a highly successful treatment for women who want to have children after they have had their fallopian tubes tied.
Tubal ligation is a procedure that blocks the fallopian tubes to prevent you from getting pregnant. This tying of the tubes is generally seen as unreversable. However, as it is quite normal for people to make decisions they later regret, there are procedures where, in most cases, it is possible to unblock these tubes for those women who want more children. The tube that has been tied is removed and the two parts will then be re-attached.
There is more than one method to perform tubal ligation or tubal occlusion. A common method is to loop a surgical ligature around the fallopian tube; this is the section that is then removed thus separating the two parts of the fallopian tube. Another method quite similar is when a surgeon uses two ligatures to seal a section of the tube; the part in-between is then cut out. Other methods use different burning techniques to seal the tubes, or clips and rings to close the tubes up.
Tubal ligation reversal is a relatively straight-forward operation and able to be performed on an outpatient basis, this enables the treatment to be more cost effective and makes it possible for you to go home the same day. The operation should only take about one hour; the procedure can be carried out in a hospital or outpatient clinic. Some women prefer to go to a specialized clinic as the staff can be more experienced and skilled in tubal reversal surgery. After the reversal it can take your body between 5 – 10 days to recover and you are able to start trying for a baby 3 - 4 weeks after the surgery.
The advantages of choosing tubal reversal surgery compared to IVF treatment are that the procedure is less expensive, and has a higher success rate.
If you are concerned about the tubal ligation reversal cost, then check out your insurance as some companies may cover part of the cost of tubal ligation reversal. Feel free to ask your surgeon any questions and always check out the clinics and surgeons experience and credentials. A surgeon who works at a tubal reversal clinic will be doing this every day and have gained a lot of experience. What you also could ask is as to their success rates following tubal reversal surgery. From the answers, you will have to take in consideration factors such as age group and the type of tubal ligation.
Finally, but important is to check the type of aftercare a clinic will give if you go ahead with the reversal. There should always be help on hand after tubal ligation surgery and a number where you can turn to if there are any complications. They should also check your progress over the coming weeks/months. Look online for further information regarding tubal reversal surgery.
Information about the Author:
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 any information on reversing tubal ligation
, tubal occlusion or tubal reanastomosis, visit the website.
