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Specializing in tubal surgery and the treatment of infertility in women who have had tubal ligations (tubes tied), we meet many patients who share many different stories with us. In the fall of 2008, I was conducting a preoperative evaluation with a patient for a tubal ligation reversal after she had an unsuccessful IVF treatment cycle.  Here is her story.
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As my training as a Tubal Reversal Specialist continues, I would like to share the story of one of our recent patients.

This patient lives in Pennsylvania. She came to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for a ligation reversal and her story is similar to many of the women who come here to have their tubes untied.

She is 32 and had two older teenage children. She had her tubes tied after her second child. Unfortunately, her husband died after her tubal ligation, but she eventually found a new partner who did not have any children. She and her partner eventually decided they wanted a child together. They had researched the possibility of having another child and made an appointment with an infertility specialist in Pennsylvania. She considered in-vitro fertilization (IVF); however, she and her infertility specialist decided the better option for her would be tubal ligation reversal. Her infertility specialist recommended Dr. Berger as the tubal reversal expert who could give her the best tubal reversal procedure so she and her partner could pursue their desire of having more children.

When the patient came to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for her pre-operative visit, her partner was unable to travel with her for the reversal surgery; however, she did bring a close friend. We reviewed her medical history. Her tubal ligation surgery was performed many years ago and there were no operative or pathology reports available. She was able to get some information from her ob/gyn doctor who told her she had the ‘standard type of tubal ligation’. She told us about her history and her dreams of having more children.

I was happy that she had excellent operative results and a successful bilateral ligation reversal. She stayed overnight at the local Sheraton Hotel where she was seen in the morning by one of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Nurses. Following the postoperative check-up, she returned to her home in Pennsylvania to pursue her quest for adding more children to her family. We are eager to hear from her as soon as she has a positive pregnancy test!

Submitted by Dr. Charles Monteith
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center