Tubal Reversal Support

 

Each year many couples make the decision to have a tubal ligation reversal. Most choose this type of surgery in order to restore fertility after a tubal ligation. Tubal ligation reversal surgery is actually the surgery to repair the blocked or damaged fallopian tubes.

When couples begin informing others that they have decided to have this surgery they can be met with a variety of comments or opinions.  Those who are closest to the couple will often be those of greatest support but this may not always be the case. There are usually those with at least one of the following comments.

• Why now after all of these years? Your children are almost all grown.
• Why would you want to start all over again?
• Will you be able to afford this?
• Don’t you two want to be able to enjoy life now that you are getting older?
• Aren’t you too old to be trying to have a baby?

If you have have heard any of the previous comments you can just join the club! If you haven’t yet then be ready for them when they hit and don’t say you haven’t been warned.

The thing to remember is not everyone understands what this is all about. When you and your partner have made the decision to go through with this surgery it was after much though and research.

Another thing to remember is to seek support. Support can be found in groups as well as tubal reversal message boards. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has a tubal reversal message board that is super active. Although the tubal reversal journey may not always be easy, it is easier when you have people that understand what you are going through.

The greatest piece of advice is to remember that this is your journey that you and your partner have decided on. If you decide to have a ligation reversal it is a personal decision and should be treated as such. There will always be people that will have something to say that you may not like but many do not have the knowledge about the procedure that you have.

Diagnosing Blocked Fallopian Tubes and Repair

The easiest type of fallopian tube blockage to diagnose is those tubes that have been blocked purposely. This is when a woman has chosen to have a tubal ligation or her “tubes tied” so that she cannot have any more children. The blockage can be diagnosed by the surgeon reading the tubal ligation operative report. Many women and couples who have decided to have a tubal ligation will regret the decision and want the fallopian tubes repaired rather than seek IVF. This type of surgery is called tubal ligation reversal and an expert tubal reversal surgeon is able to make the repair so that fertility can be restored.

Other reasons why the fallopian tubes may be blocked are a bit harder to diagnose. There are two ways that a doctor can look to see where the blockage is. The first is in the operating room where special instruments are used to find the exact blockage. The other method used is by having what is known as a hysterosalpingogram x-ray (HSG). A technician will be performing this test and the results will be sent to your physician. This test is performed by placing dye through the fallopian tubes in order to find the blockage. The dye will not flow past the point of the blockage.

If the fallopian tube is blocked at the very beginning of the fallopian tube it is known as a proximal tubal blockage. The most common cause of this is SIN (salpingitis isthmica nodosa). This is where there are little bulges inside the fallopian tubes. The surgeons are able to repair this type of blockage using a technique called tubouterine implantation.

The next type of blockage is known as tubal hydrosalpinx. This is where the end of the tube is closed or blocked and can be caused from a previous infection. Tubal reversal specialists are able to repair this type of blockage using a technique called ampullary salpingostomy.

The surgeons at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specialize in the repair of blocked fallopian tubes. Many are under the impression that the only type of surgery that is performed at this Center is the tubal ligation reversal or “untie tubes”. The fact of the matter is because they have performed so many surgeries they are able to repair fallopian tubes that others surgeons did not want to attempt. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair fallopian tubes in 99% of all cases.

Although couples are still able to have children after a diagnosis of blocked fallopian tubes using IVF or in vitro fertilization many do not want to go this route. Many will want to have more than one child and the cost of IVF is too expensive for them to afford. The Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009 provides evidence that tubal reversal surgery actually has a better pregnancy success rate over the alternative treatment of IVF. This in itself has helped many couples choose the best way to have a child following the diagnosis of blocked fallopian tubes.

For more information on the repair of blocked tubes the tubal reversal nurses can be contacted by calling 1-919-968-4656. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center also has a very active tubal reversal message board.