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Preparation for tubal ligation reversal surgery is the same for all patients regardless of age.  Any person considering  ‘untying tied tubes‘ should read this article to understand how to arrange and schedule a tubal ligation reversal.

This is the sixth article in a series dedicated to women considering alternatives for pregnancy and tubal ligation reversal after the age of 40.

The previous article describes the risk of having a tubal reversal surgery and the first article of our series is  Tubal Ligation Reversal After the Age 40 | Introduction.
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This is the fifth article of a series dedicated to women considering alternatives for pregnancy and tubal ligation reversal after the age of 40.  The previous article provided an overview of the benefits of tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for women in their forties. This article focuses on the surgical and early pregnancy risks for older women having their ‘tubes untied’.

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This is fourth in a series of articles for women wanting to become pregnant after tubal ligation reversal and who are age 40 and older.  This article describes the multiple benefits of tubal reversal compared with IVF (in vitro fertilization).

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If a woman has had her tubes tied (tubal ligation) and wants to have more children, then she has three options:

Adoption
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Tubal Ligation Reversal

The blog article is part of a series of articles about tubal reversal after age 40. The first of this series is Tubal Ligation Reversal After the Age of 40| Introduction.

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Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center specializes in reversing tubal ligation and repairing damaged or blocked fallopian tubes. We perform over 800 tubal repair surgeries per year and have patients who travel to us from around the world and across the United States to have tubal surgery at our center.

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Susan is an international patient who traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for both tubal ligation reversal and ovarian conserving surgery. The day before her reversal surgery Susan and her partner, Stephen, sat with Dr. Monteith for a pre-operative interview. They have a unique story and we asked if they would allow us to share their story with our Tubal Reversal Blog and Tubal Reversal Message Board readers.

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This is part two of Cyndi’s story. Cyndi traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for reversal of tubal ligation after discovering IVF for unmarried couples was illegal in Arkansas (AR). Part one of Cyndi’s story is Pregnancy After Tubal Ligation: IVF or Tubal Reversal?

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At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center we perform over 800 tubal ligation reversals a year. We have patients who travel from across the United States and from around the world for tubal ligation reversal. Our patients come from many walks of life. Our current blog is about Patricia, a nearby patient from Mooresville, North Carolina (NC). She is a 46 year old mother of three older children. Her determination to succeed provides inspiration for readers who are struggling with some of life’s ordeals.

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Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure that blocks the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy. Many people commonly refer to tubal sterilization as having their ‘tubes tied’. The more correct medical term is tubal occlusion (occluding or closing the tube), because not every fallopian tube is ligated or tied when it is closed. There are many different ways to perform a tubal ligation, but all the procedures cause some destruction of the fallopian tubes. There are many ways to perform a tubal ligation: tying and cutting, cauterizing (burning) and clipping or banding the fallopian tubes are the most common techniques.

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Andrea describes her recovery and improvement of symptoms after tubal ligation reversal surgery. Her story prior to ligation reversal is Meet Andrea.

Andrea after tubal reversal surgery in her own words…

I had my tubal ligation reversal surgery on 7/30/08. I was on my second day of my period that day. After surgery, I bled for only four more days!

This past month was the first month I had NO migraine or cluster headaches, no odd bleeding or cramping, and I have now started my period. I started right on time, and had tolerable cramps with NORMAL moderate blood flow. This isn’t the blood flow that has caused me to leave in the middle of church-weak, nauseated and pale. I am so very happy that I can live without the exhaustion of anemia during my period, and not live in fear that one time will just be too heavy to be OK. I don’t have to live with the pain, constant moisture, showering 2-3 times a day and clotting.

Most importantly, I’ve given God control over my body. I don’t have to cry and grieve over the loss of a possible future child, nor do I have to cry over the pain and turmoil my physical body is in.

Andrea has exciting news…

Andrea has become pregnant almost two months after her tubal ligation reversal! Her baby is in her uterus and things seem to be progressing well.

The staff of CHTRC wishes Andrea and her family good luck with their first tubal reversal baby. Undoubtedly, there is nothing like a pregnancy to cure bad menstrual periods!

This is the tenth article in our fourteen part series on PTLS and associated medical conditions. Our first article, Pain After Tubes Tied: Symptom of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome?, reviews symptoms associated with PTLS.

Our next several articles will present patients who have suffered from worsening menstrual, physical, and emotional symptoms after surgical sterilization procedures ( women who had their tubes tied).

Readers can also view other patient submitted stories about their menstrual symptoms, reasons for reversing tubal ligation, and outcomes after reversal reversal surgery. Each patient’s story is listed below:

Meet Momzilla
Meet Rebecca
Meet Praybelieving
Meet Katherine

We invite readers to join our Tubal Reversal Message Board and discuss and share personal experiences with tubal ligation. We also have a dedicated PTLS forum for readers to share experiences of worsening symptoms after tubal ligation procedures.