October 19th, 2009 
The reversal surgeons of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specialize in corrective tubal surgery. We have dedicated our practice to tubal repair for blocked fallopian tubes and reversal of tubal ligations. Since 2000, we have performed over 6,000 tubal reversal procedures. We have recently begun to receive requests from women for Essure tubal reversals.
This article will provide some additional insights into reversal of Essure sterilization. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
July 27th, 2009 
Tubes reversed and tubes untied. This was the plan of Lisa and Marshall in January of 2009 that brought them to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
I had the pleasure of meeting the couple for a pre-operative visit to discuss tubal ligation reversal surgery. Initially, Lisa and Marshall chose to attempt pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and Lisa underwent a single cycle of IVF, which was not successful.
After their IVF cycle, Lisa and her husband, Marshall, made the decision to have her tubes untied and reversed so they could attempt to conceive naturally.
Together they traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from Orlando Florida (FL) for a tubal ligation reversal. Here is their story… Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
July 14th, 2009 
Pat is 47 years of age and she desires a tubal reversal surgery. She and her husband Jason traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from Hardy, Virginia (VA) for her surgery. Pat is the Founder and President of Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue. Her horse rescue center cares for abused horses, provides them a safe environment, and coordinates adoptions for these horses. Jason is a computer systems administrator for a non-profit hospice center. They have been married for eight years. Together, they share a unique and inspiring story. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
June 14th, 2009 
Susan is a 40 year old international patient who traveled from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for tubal ligation reversal in December of 2008. Susan opted to not have her tubes untied in the UAE or the United Kingdom. Instead, Susan and her husband Stephen chose to travel to Chapel Hill, NC from the Middle East to have her tubal reversal by the reversal specialists of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
May 18th, 2009 Trisomy – Most Common Chromosome Abnormality
There are many different types of genetic abnormalities. The most common is chromosomal (DNA) trisomy.
Trisomy means there are three copies of any one of our 23 chromosomes. Normally, we have two copies of each. Humans have 23 different chromosomes and each chromosome has a duplicate, or back up copy, giving a total of 46 chromosomes. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
April 16th, 2009 
This is a continuation of the series discussing pregnancy options for women considering tubal ligation reversal or in vitro fertilization (IVF).
This series of articles has been written by Dr. Charles Monteith and Dr. Gary Berger, the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
We continue with these blog articles to cover all topics related to regaining fertility after tubal ligation. We want our patients to be well educated so they can make informed decisions about their options when they want more children after having their tubes tied.
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March 30th, 2009 
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specializes exclusively in tubal surgery. We do not perform in vitro fertilization (IVF). The majority of our patients come for reversal of tubal ligation, but we also treat patients for repair of blocked fallopian tubes.
This article examines pregnancy rates after tubal surgery for mildly and severely scarred fallopian tubes. We also provide a pregnancy rate comparison with IVF. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
March 23rd, 2009 
Tubal Surgery
Tubal surgery is an excellent alternative to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for the treatment of tubal infertility. We have always known this to be true and we perform corrective tubal surgery for diseased, blocked, and tied fallopian tubes exclusively at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
March 12th, 2009 
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specializes in corrective tubal surgery for blocked fallopian tubes and reversal of tubal ligation. This tubal reversal and IVF series is dedicated to women over the age of 40 who are researching pregnancy alternatives. The previous article compared the pregnancy success of IVF vs. tubal reversal surgery.
The first and subsequent articles of our series is Tubal Ligation Reversal After Age 40 | Introduction.
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March 5th, 2009 
Is tubal reversal or IVF the better treatment for women who have had their tubes tied (tubal ligation procedure) and now want to become pregnant again?
The choice between IVF or tubal reversal must be made by couples who have had their tubes tied and are considering more children. This is a constant question asked by patients to our staff and to participants of the Tubal Reversal Message Board.
This series was written to help women evaluate and compare tubal ligation reversal surgery with the alternative treatment of IVF. This article compares the success of IVF compared with the success of sterilization reversal (tubal ligation reversal).
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