Comments on: Untying Tied Tubes: Monopolar Electrocoagulation

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:08:45 +0000

It’s reassuring to patients who have had a tubal ligation that tubal reversal is possible in 98% of the cases Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith see. Women who are considering tubal ligation for sterilization can learn from our website that certain tubal ligation procedures are less traumatic to the fallopian tube than others. This is valuable information if there is any chance for reversal at a later date.

By: Sally Muncy RN

Sally Muncy RN — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:32:26 +0000

Fortunately for the women who have had monopolar coagulation as a means of tying the tubes Dr. Monteith and Dr. Berger are able to offer encouragement through tubal reversal surgery.

By: jgokun

jgokun — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:50:33 +0000

Thank you for another informative blog topic Dr. Monteith. Luckily, the monopolar coagulation method was rarely used. In recent years it is almost never used. When bipolar cautery came into use in the early 1980s doctors started using this instead as it is safer to use as it does less damage to tissue.

By: Pamela Mills CRNA

Pamela Mills CRNA — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:59:50 +0000

Thanks Dr Monteith, another great blog on the many types of tubal ligation.

By: Ericka Pamplin

Ericka Pamplin — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:15:40 +0000

The screening laparoscopy is available to patients with a BMI of 29.9 or less. This will allow Dr. Monteith and/or Dr. Berger to assess the damage to the tubes prior to proceeding with the the tubal reversal. Since the amount of damage caused by the cautery technique is unknown, this is an excellent sense of “insurance”.

By: Rhonda Brown RN

Rhonda Brown RN — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:02:25 +0000

This is great information for women who have had their tubes burned. Many times women think that because their tubes have been burned that there is no chance for them to be able to have another baby. It is great to know that there is hope out there for them.

By: Dr. Berger

Dr. Berger — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:41:43 +0000

The reviews of various tubal ligation methods that Dr. Monteith has added to the Tubal Reversal Blog are very informative. If doctors who perform tubal ligations read these articles, I think more of them would choose to use tubal clips or bipolar tubal coagulation as the preferred methods of female sterilization. They are very effective in preventing pregnancy. Since many women decide to have another baby after having their tubes tied, these methods are better to use than monopolar tubal coagulation since they have higher pregnancy rates after tubal reversal surgery.