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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. »

Can you experience tubal ligation side effects after a tubal ligation?

Most women will not will not have side effects after having their tubes tied; however, some women will experience major problems.

We recently worked with one such patient who wanted to share her personal story for the benefits of others.

Karen is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and she traveled to North Carolina to have a tubal reversal to treat her tubal ligation side effects.

Below is Karen’s story… Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »