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. »
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. »
July 9th, 2009 This is the last section of a 3 part article written by Lisa R. from Connecticut. Lisa’s Journey to Tubal Reversal – Part 1 describes the beginning of her tubal reversal journey upon the loss of her son, Jayden, at 2 months of age. Lisa’s Journey to Tubal Reversal – Part 2 describes her experiences coming to Chapel Hill, her preoperative consultation, and the day of her tubal ligation reversal procedure. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
July 5th, 2009 Continuation of My Journey to Tubal Reversal by Lisa R.
Waiting for My TR
Waiting for the tubal reversal surgery brought on much anxiety. It was a rather long wait for me and my husband and son, Harry and Ian, too. But, I can not begin to explain the amount of help that Dr. Berger and all his staff were for me, in helping me to relax and get through the wait. When the day came to leave for the drive to North Carolina, I am not even sure I thought life was real, that this was really about to happen. My anxiety went through the roof, as I am sure everyone else goes through. 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. »
