Traveling for Tubal Reversal

When a couple decides they are going to have the tubal ligation reversal surgery they want to find the best doctor. Although there may be surgeons close to where they live they know that they need a surgeon with a lot of experience. And they will travel to have the best chances of conceiving after a tubal reversal. It is no secret that the best chances of a successful tubal reversal will come from the surgeons with the most experience.

This is true of one such woman who travelled from Scotland to the United States to have her tubal reversal surgery. On the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center blog a tubal reversal patient named Caroline gives her story. She first researched having her tubal reversal surgery in Scotland and was told that she would need to be cut hip-to-hip and then be out of work for six weeks. She also researched IVF and realized that it was very expensive for just one treatment.

After researching a bit more Caroline knew she wanted a specialty center. And Chapel Hill was the place she wanted to have her surgery done. She still had a concern with the time since her tubal ligation. Her surgery went very well and lasted about 50 minutes. Her fallopian tubes lengths were excellent. After surgery she was discharged to a local hotel. The morning after Caroline was evaluated by a staff member and was doing very well. She was then on her way back home to Scotland.

Caroline’s chances of becoming pregnant after tubal reversal are excellent. Tubal reversal surgery restores hope to those who want children after a tubal ligation.

Regret Tubal Ligation Years Ago

There are women who have had a tubal ligation and regret it from the day the surgery was performed. The circumstances behind the ligation may be different for everyone but women know when they are just not right with something.

One of the main reasons for tubal ligation regret is because the woman has chosen this procedure due to the relationship she was in at the time. If the relationship was that bad then the reasoning was certainly justified. But hen life is never predictable and changes happen.

Women will get into new relationships and often the new partner or spouse will not have any biological children. The tubal ligation becomes even more of a problem and the research begins.

Most physicians will be quick to recommend IVF or in vitro fertilization. Although IVF does help couples will infertility issues it may not always be the right option for those with a previous tubal ligation. Many just cannot afford the IVF expense as much as they would love to. Others, for religious beliefs, do not want to use the IVF treatments.

One of the main questions women will ask if it matters how long the tubes have been tied? If the tubal ligation was performed over 10 years ago will the tubes be impossible to repair? Have my tubes shriveled up? The correct answer is that the length of time tubes have been tied does not matter. The things that matter at the time of tubal reversal are the type of tubal ligation that was performed and your age.

The type of tubal ligation will tell the surgeon how much the fallopian tubes were actually damaged. If the fallopian tubes have been damaged beyond repair then a woman would not be a good candidate for surgery.

The age of the woman at the time of tubal reversal does matter. As women age their eggs also age and become less healthy. Women are born with all the eggs they will have in a lifetime. As women age the quantity and quality of the eggs diminishes. This does not mean it is impossible to become pregnant. If a woman is still ovulating and having her periods then she is still able to become pregnant. The thing to keep in mind is that it may take longer.

When women approach the age of 40 years old they know their time of fertility is being lessened. If you are a woman researching tubal reversal surgery and are approaching this age then it is wise not to procrastinate.

The length of time between tubal ligation and tubal reversal does not mean that the fallopian tubes cannot be repaired.