Tubal Reversal Or IVF-Which One Is Better

After a tubal ligation or “tubes tied” there are couples who desire to have a baby. The reasons are many but the most common one is a change in relationship. Both IVF and tubal reversal can work for these couples. The ultimate question is which one has the better success rate? Which one will the couple be able to afford? And, what if the couple chooses to have more than one child over time? 

Success of Tubal Reversal

The couples that go to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are carefully chosen. Of the patients that have their surgeries at this tubal reversal specialty center 98% are able to have at least one fallopian tube repaired successfully. This is a huge accomplishment because many other surgeons would not even attempt many of the repairs. Sixty-six of these patients will be pregnant in the first year after surgery. After reporting the pregnancy, 35-40% will report miscarriage; 10-15% will have ectopic pregnancies and the remaining 50% will go on to have a baby. 

This means that about 33% of women that have the tubal reversal surgery will go on to have a baby and many of these women have more than one baby. 

The tubal reversal success rate at CHTRC is followed up with data collection and pregnancy self-reporting by the patients. It is possible for the success rate to be higher with the staff doing more follow-up. The staff is aware that not all patients will report pregnancies. This actually makes the tubal reversal pregnancy rate higher than what has been calculated, reported and then published.

The Success of IVF 

Success of IVF is a different matter. In the United States the average for all IVF cycles started and ending in a successful pregnancy is about 37%. This is lower than the reversal results collected and reported. 

Cost

The cost of tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is $5900.00. The cost of IVF for each attempted cycle is $10,000 - $12,000. Couples who are searching for the most cost effective with the higher pregnancy success rates choose reversal surgery. With tubal reversal surgery the couple does not have to have any further medical intervention to attempt another pregnancy. 

There is no question that both IVF and tubal reversal surgery offer the opportunity for successful pregnancy following a tubal ligation or having ones “tubes tied”. IVF recipients do not need surgery, do not chance ectopic pregnancy and have the chance of pregnancy when facing other serious infertility problems or issues. With tubal reversal surgery the couple has many more chances at becoming pregnant, able to have more than one child and resolve any guilt about having a tubal ligation. Tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has proven to be less expensive and with a better successful pregnancy rate over IVF.

For more information on Tubal Reversal or IVF visit:  www.tubal-reversal.net.