Tubal Reversal Does Not Work As Birth Control

The title of this article is right. I bet anyone reading this is asking why I would even write something like this. No, I haven’t lost my mind. Although there are days I may be close to it!

The title of this article was done on purpose. It was done to point out a pretty ridiculous fact. There are actually physicians telling patients the reason NOT to have tubal reversal surgery is because it will not work as birth control. That is NOT one of the better pitches I have heard against reversal surgery. It is a very well-known fact that many physicians try to persuade couples to use IVF and not tubal reversal. When, in reality, it has been proven that tubal reversal surgery actually has a better pregnancy success rate over IVF.  Fact is, many physicians have never really studied the success of tubal reversal and will continue to push women towards IVF in order to have a child following a tubal ligation.

For a doctor to persuade a couple not to use tubal reversal surgery to have fertility restored because birth control will be needed after is ridiculous. Do doctors think that many of these couples have not already thought of this? Isn’t the reason why they are having reversal surgery is to “undo” the birth control? Seems to me these couples have already thought of these things. They want to reverse the ligation to have another child. They do not want the birth control in place. And, many of these couples will go on to have more than one child after the reversal surgery.

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is in the process of doing a blog series on tubal reversal myths and facts. Dr. Monteith is taking on each myth and fact and dispelling the rumors that seem to fly around. He is taking each and every one and explaining why some things are true while others are not. Taking the time to do this helps couples who are searching for the real truth.

All too many times a couple will visit a fertility specialist to have questions on tubal reversal answered. Once in the doctor’s office they are told that tubal reversal doesn’t work and to use IVF. Not only is the couple more confused they are feeling betrayed. Why do they feel betrayed? Because the surgeon they went to see advertised that they do tubal reversal surgery. This happens more than you think.

For more information on tubal reversal and to learn the true facts visit the Tubal Reversal Blog at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. A message board full of couples and videos are also available.