Tubes Tied Reversal

When you hear “tubes tied reversal” what comes to mind? A woman having her tied tubes untied? Well, it is right, in a way. Having ones tubes tied is having a tubal ligation. Having the tubes untied is the repair of those tubes.

When a woman has a tubal ligation she is choosing the procedure as a permanent form of female sterilization. Her and her partner have chosen not to have any more children. The procedure blocks the fallopian tubes so that the egg and sperm cannot meet.

When a woman has her tubes tied the surgeon does not actually tie them in a knot. There are different procedures used such as clips, rings, cutting and burning. Other forms of sterilization also include the Adiana and Essure. All of these forms of sterilization can be successfully reversed.

So, when a couple chooses to have the tubes tied reversal procedure they are choosing to have the fallopian tubes repaired. In most cases the couples are choosing to have this procedure to restore fertility to have another child. There are women that have this procedure to get relief from Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.

When a couple chooses to have the tubes tied reversal procedure to have fertility restored there are some factors involved. Success depends on the experience of the surgeon performing the reversal, age at the time of reversal and the amount of damage to the fallopian tubes.

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the world's leading center for reversal of tied tubes. Thousands of couples have traveled from around the world to have Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith perform tubal reversal surgery. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has the advantage of having two full-time surgeons. Having two experienced surgeons that are able to work on the more difficult cases together makes the success rate that much higher. Not only have they both dedicated their careers to this type of medicine they are able to be in the operating room together. Two-thirds of CHTRC patients are pregnant in the first year following reversal surgery.

Having tubes tied reversal has allowed couples to be able to have children after a tubal ligation. Having hope restored is one of the best things that can happen to a couple that wants to have children together.