February 26th, 2009 Tubal Ligation Reversal – Right Decision For Our Family?
Tubal ligation reversal surgery wasn’t an instant decision for us. We had questions, concerns, and decided to investigate this further. How would our family and friends feel? What would they think? What would our kids think? How would we pay for it? What exactly do we have to do to have tubal reversal surgery? So many questions…..
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February 23rd, 2009
This is the ninth article in our series of Tubal Ligation Reversal After 40 written for patients of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center who are considering corrective tubal surgery for blocked tubes or tubal ligation reversal to reverse tied tubes.
This series can be educational, however, for all woman trying to decide between tubal ligation reversal or in vitro fertilizaiton (IVF). This article discusses Issues and Risks of IVF.
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February 20th, 2009
Future Tubal Ligation Reversal Patient Georgia Peach | An Introduction
My name is Tanya (Georgia Peach) and I am a 32-year-old receptionist at a vet clinic. I had my tubes tied in May of 2000, after the birth of my fifth daughter. My doctor at the time had dire predictions of the dangers to my health if I had any more children. Concerns for my health and pressure from my family really pushed me into having a tubal ligation. I had given birth to five healthy daughters. I lost my second born to SIDS in 1995. I reluctantly agreed to a tubal ligation.
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February 19th, 2009 
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specializes in tubal ligation reversal and surgery to repair blocked fallopian tubes.
We want our patients to be well informed, and we have started this series for women over the age of 40 who have had a tubal ligation and want to become pregnant again. The information contained in this series may be helpful to all women considering the alternative treatments of tubal reversal or IVF.
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February 17th, 2009 In Vitro Fertilization Overview
IVF is a procedure designed to by-pass the natural environment where conception occurs – the fallopian tubes. High dose hormonal medications are given to promote the growth of a large number of eggs. The eggs are then retrieved from the ovaries and fertilized in a laboratory. After sufficient egg division, the fertilized eggs or zygotes are then transferred into the uterine cavity through the cervical opening. If they implant successfully, then conception has occurred.
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February 12th, 2009
Preparation for tubal ligation reversal surgery is the same for all patients regardless of age. Any person considering ‘untying tied tubes‘ should read this article to understand how to arrange and schedule a tubal ligation reversal.
This is the sixth article in a series dedicated to women considering alternatives for pregnancy and tubal ligation reversal after the age of 40.
The previous article describes the risk of having a tubal reversal surgery and the first article of our series is Tubal Ligation Reversal After the Age 40 | Introduction.
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February 10th, 2009
This is the fifth article of a series dedicated to women considering alternatives for pregnancy and tubal ligation reversal after the age of 40. The previous article provided an overview of the benefits of tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for women in their forties. This article focuses on the surgical and early pregnancy risks for older women having their ‘tubes untied’.
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February 6th, 2009
This is fourth in a series of articles for women wanting to become pregnant after tubal ligation reversal and who are age 40 and older. This article describes the multiple benefits of tubal reversal compared with IVF (in vitro fertilization).
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February 3rd, 2009
If a woman has had her tubes tied (tubal ligation) and wants to have more children, then she has three options:
Adoption
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Tubal Ligation Reversal
The blog article is part of a series of articles about tubal reversal after age 40. The first of this series is Tubal Ligation Reversal After the Age of 40| Introduction.
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