November 23rd, 2011
An Essure reversal procedure can offer women an alternative to in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
Essure sterilization has become increasingly popular since it was first approved by the FDA in 2002.
Since 2002 over 600,000 women have undergone Essure sterilization and some of these women have begun to reconsider their decision to not have more children.
Very often these women are told the Essure coils cannot be removed and the the Essure cannot be reversed. They are often told they will need to have IVF to become pregnant.
Our experience at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center suggests otherwise. Essure sterilization can be reversed and pregnancy is possible after an Essure reversal procedure. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
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. »
