Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Tubal Reversal Surgery Brings About Life Changes

If you are a woman who has had your tubes tied or what is known as a tubal ligation and regret the decision this is for you. I think at some pint in our lives we have all done things we regret. For many women, having a tubal ligation is something that they wish they had never consented to. Whether it's because you want to have more children or because you are suffering with Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome you want to turn back the hands of time. Can it be done? Can time be turned back you had never agreed to have your tubes tied?

Most times when a woman decides she made the decision too quickly and wants to have another child she is told to look into IVF. IVF does help many couples to be able to have a child but it also has its drawbacks. First, there is the expense of the treatment. Many couples today just cannot afford to spend somewhere in the ballpark of $10,000 with no guarantees that the first round of treatment will work. Religious reasons stop other couples from pursuing IVF. Others are just not comfortable with the whole process and want to find another way. But, is there another way to have a child of your own after a tubal ligation other than IVF? There is and it is known as tubal ligation reversal surgery.

Tubal reversal surgery is the procedure where the fallopian tubes that have been blocked or damaged are repaired by a surgeon. This "undoes" the blockage and allows the egg and sperm to meet so that pregnancy can take place. Each cycle the couple has the chance to become pregnant. Many couples go on to have more than one child after the reversal surgery has been completed.

The cost of tubal reversal is far less than that of IVF. Reversal surgery by the leading physicians costs about $6,000. Cost can be kept down by having the surgery performed as an outpatient procedure rather than in the hospital. Keeping the cost down is something that many couples are concerned about and having the procedure performed this way allows them to get to their normal routines and families faster.

The success rate of ligation reversal can be as high as 80%. There are factors that need to be taken into consideration when researching this type of surgery. The factors include:

• Age at the time of reversal. Because we become less fertile as we become older it can result in taking a longer time to conceive.

• The damage to the fallopian tubes at the time the tubal ligation was performed. This is where choosing the surgeons with the most experience are important. The leading center has a 98% repair rate. These are the surgeons that will attempt to repair fallopian tubes that other surgeons say are not able to be repaired.

• Age and fertility factor of your partner. It is suggested that if your partner has not fathered any children of his own then a sperm analysis may be in order.

Tubal ligation reversal surgery is becoming much more popular and is considered to be the most natural way to conceive following a tubal ligation. Over the years the word has gotten out and many couples who were not comfortable with IVF have gone onto complete their families with the help of this surgery.



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