January 25th, 2012
Tubal ligation reversal surgery can be a good way to go if you want to have more children after your tubes have been tied.
The alternative treatment is in-vitro fertilization (also known as IVF) and, for some, it may not be the best treatment.
Each of these treatments has risks and benefits. There are many benefits tubal reversal has over IVF; however, the main benefit of tubal reversal over IVF is couples have more than one chance at getting and staying pregnant.
Each month provides an opportunity to become pregnant and you can have more than one pregnancy.
The following story is of a previous patient. Tonya suffered great tragedy in her life and her experience illustrates the most important benefits of tubal reversal.
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November 15th, 2011
PTLS Background
I last wrote an update one month following my tubal reversal with Dr. Berger.
I had been suffering a number of symptoms after tubal ligation: heavy and irregular periods, muscle and joint pain, thyroid problems (and the accompanying symptoms of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, of which I had been diagnosed), weight loss, insomnia, anxiety and depression, and severe fatigue.
My husband and I had sought a large number of prominent physicians in search of answers and relief. After two years of searching, we had a partial diagnosis of Post-Tubal Ligation Syndrome and no relief. We decided to see Dr. Berger and have a tubal reversal in January 2011.
In the first month following the surgery our results were more than we could ever expect. I was now getting at least 5 hours of sleep each night, my acne and hair loss, muscle and joint pain and nausea and vomiting all improved dramatically. Friends and family that had seen me often in the previous two years were stunned at the difference taking place. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
