Tubal Reversal Blog ‘ptls’

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. »

PTLS syndrome can be very real for many couples.

Megan and Jared are one such couple who have been effected by PTLS syndrome. Megan and Jared have been together for six years and they have four children. After having two children together, Megan had a tubal ligation and then began experiencing tubal ligation side effects. She suffered with side effects for several years before realizing the true cause of these symptoms.

She then discovered PTLS syndrome and began a quest to rid herself of these tubal ligation problems by having a tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.

Below is her story…

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