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 8th, 2009 
The staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Monteith’s first tubal ligation reversal baby.
The first Monteith Miracle T-Shirt was mailed to Alaska the first week of April. The pregnancies assisted by Dr. Monteith are beginning to roll in and the ‘Montieth Miracle’ t-shirts are starting to roll out.
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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 19th, 2009 Tubal Reversal: Mr. Peach Speaks Out
At the request of my lovely wife, Tanya (aka Georgia Peach), I would like to give all the “Guys” an inside look into Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center and what they can expect during tubal reversal surgery and from the tubal reversal staff.
Tubal Ligation,Blocked Tubes: Desire For More Children
I never thought I would ever want another child, at least not until I met Tanya. We were married on December 22, 2008 and she is the most wonderful woman in the world. We started looking into tubal reversal in September 2008. Tanya was late starting her period that month and the curiosity of a pregnancy got to both of us.
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March 10th, 2009 Tubes Tied And Tubal Reversal Surgery: Patient’s Perspective
Tanya (aka Georgia Peach) contacted Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to inquire about sterilization reversal (untying tied tubes). She mentioned being a frequent reader of our Tubal Reversal Blog and expressed an interest in sharing her story about her decision to have her tubes tied, desire to have tubal ligation reversal, and her efforts to conceive after reversal surgery.
This is her fourth blog contribution. Her first was The Tubal Reversal Journey of Georgia Peach.
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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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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 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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January 29th, 2009 Tubal ligation reversal is very successful at allowing women who have had their tubes tied to become pregnant again. In general, 70% of women who have their tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center become pregnant after reversal of tubal ligation. This overall statistic is based on all patients, but there is variation depending upon an individual’s age and method of tubal ligation.
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