August 4th, 2009 Over 7,000 women have undergone tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. For many the hardest decision was choosing to have tubal reversal surgery.
Tubal reversal provides excellent chances at pregnancy and many of our reversal patients will become pregnant. Our pregnancy statistics show approximately 70% will become pregnant over time. Yet many of our patients will not become pregnant immediately after surgery and obtaining a successful pregnancy, for some, may take several years.
The tubal reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center would like to provide some helpful advice on how to become pregnant after reversal surgery. 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 22nd, 2009
Patricia is 46 years old, a mother of three children, and traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from Mooresville, North Carolina (N.C.) for tubal ligation reversal. She is not only a mother, but also a designer, inventor, and marketer who created and developed a sports ball to improve the lives of young children. When Patricia had her last c-section twenty-two years ago, she had her tubes tied. She has regretted her decision ever since. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
June 30th, 2009
This is the second article focusing on the risk of pregnancy in older women. This article focuses on the risks of later pregnancy.
Many patients of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are over 40 years of age and they often ask about the risk of pregnancy in older women.
This series is intended to provide comprehensive information to women who desire pregnancy after tubal reversal surgery.
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June 22nd, 2009
Many women come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have a reversal of their tubal ligation so they can naturally conceive. Many of our patients are over 40 years of age and often ask about the risk of pregnancy in older women.
To better inform our patients, we have dedicate a blog series to the concerns of older women who are considering tubal ligation reversal. 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. »
June 10th, 2009
Any pregnancy can have a genetic abnormality. With increasing age the risk of a genetic abnormality increases. As a result, older mothers may have more of a need to consider genetic testing in pregnancy.
This article provides basic information on genetic testing for our patients who become pregnant after having their tubes untied. This is a continuation of our series by the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center dedicated to women over the age of 40 who are considering tubal ligation reversal.
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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. »
May 7th, 2009
This series of articles has been created by the tubal reversal doctors of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. We have dedicated this series to women over the age of forty who may be considering having their tubes untied. The information provided should be helpful to all women considering natural conception and reversal surgery. Previous articles extensively discussed adoption, IVF, and tubal reversal surgery.
The first and subsequent articles can be viewed at Tubal Ligation Reversal After Age 40 – Introduction. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
April 23rd, 2009
This is Georgia Peach’s story about the first week of her recovery after tubal reversal surgery.
Readers can view Georgia Peach’s first and subsequent submissions - The Tubal Reversal Journey of Georgia Peach.
The following narrative is Georgia’s next update in her own words…
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