November 1st, 2011
Dye testing your tubes during tubal reversal surgery may do more harm than good.
Many women who have been thinking about tubal reversal surgery have done their research and have come across various sites which promote dye testing the tubes during surgery as the best technique to make sure the tubes are open.
These comments often do not have any scientific evidence and serve to scare patients away from other tubal reversal specialists by taking advantage of their limited understanding of surgical techniques.
Many of these ‘specialists’ attempt to sway readers with the “more is better” concept of marketing.
After reading our first article, Dye Test Or Stents For Tubal Reversal: Which Is Best?, and this follow-up article you will understand why dye testing the tubes during tubal reversal could be harmful. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »
December 10th, 2007
Information About Tubal Reversal
The Tubal Reversal Message Board is a public service offered by Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. This message board allows prospective, current, and past patients of Dr. Berger to share information with each other and Dr. Berger’s staff regarding any issue related to tubal ligation reversal.
Tubal Reversal Message Board Forums
The message board is organized into 7 separate forums:
New Message Board Members
Questions about Tubal Reversal
Preparing for Tubal Reversal
After Tubal Reversal
Weekly Pregnancy Reports
Tubal Reversal Cost and Financing
Age and Tubal Reversal
The Tubal Reversal Message Board also has a page called Today’s Active Topics. Many message board members set this as a bookmark or favorite page and enter the board through this page. It shows all of the topics under discussion for the past 24 hours regardless of the forum in which the message thread appears.
Policies and Rules of the Tubal Reversal Message Board
The Tubal Reversal Message Board is a place for women to get support, information, and share opinions with other women and our staff about tubal reversal surgery. New members agree to adhere to certain rules and policies when they join the message board and receive the privilege to post messages. These are mostly common sense rules of etiquette. On occasion, a member will lose posting privileges if the rules or policies of the board are ignored. This can occur, for example, if a person is argumentative or insulting to others, or repeatedly posts on topics unrelated to the subject of tubal ligation reversal.
Most Popular Message Board About Tubal Reversal
The Tubal Reversal Message Board has been online since January 2002 and has a total of over 11,000 registered members from all over the US and the world. They have posted over 337,000 messages. This volume of membership and posting indicates how widespread interest is about tubal reversal surgery. Anyone who has had a tubal reversal procedure performed by Dr. Berger, or who is planning on having a reversal procedure in the future, will find the Tubal Reversal Message Board to be an excellent resource.
