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Tubal Reanastomosis for International Patients

The widespread acceptance of tubal sterilization means that there are women throughout the world who decide to have their tubes reversed for a variety of reasons. Finding a doctor who is an expert in tubal reanastomosis, however, is much more difficult than the simple procedure of having the tubal ligation to begin with. With the availability of the internet, international patients increasingly are traveling to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from many different countries to have their tubes untied. This map in the recovery room shows just how far couples will travel to have the best doctors when it comes to reversing tied tubes.

Why Travel Thousands of Miles for Tubal Reanastomosis?

Someone unfamiliar with Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center might wonder what makes people travel from such long distances to have a tubal ligation reversal. The answer is simple – Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith have the best doctor reputations as tubal ligation reversal specialists. That is what they do exclusively, and the Tubal Reversal Center is dedicated to just one thing – providing the best medical care for patients having their tubes untied. Dr. Berger has specialized in tubal reversal operations for 30 years and has the most experience reversing tied tubes of any doctor in the world. Dr. Monteith, who was trained by Dr. Berger, is the first doctor certified as a tubal reversal specialist. Their reputations as tubal reversal doctors are unsurpassed.

With the low cost of tubal reanastomosis at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, women who want their tubes untied are better financially coming to Chapel Hill than having their operation performed closer to home – and they get better results! Examine the pregnancy statistics from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. You will find no other tubal reversal doctors or medical center anywhere in the world with better proven results. In addition, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has the best patient safety record and highest patient satisfaction scores. It is rare to have a patient give less than a perfect score on their 2 week follow-up evaluation report.

Medical Translation Services

Many international patients and their spouse or other responsible adult speak English, but we also have provided international patient care where neither person spoke or understand English. In the case of individuals who are not fluent in English, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provides free medical translation services using certified medical translators. This ensures accurate communication among patients, their responsible adults, and Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center staff. Even though several members of our staff are fluent in Spanish, we feel that certified medical translators provide the best assurance of complete and accurate translation for international patient care.

Returning Home After the Reversal Procedure

International travel requires prolonged traveling time, often with multiple airline connections and waiting times between flights. We recommend, therefore, that couples traveling from other continents stay for at least 2 nights following the tubal reversal operation before returning home. We also recommend that international patients notify their airline carriers of the passenger’s recent surgery and request special services for transportation, early boarding, and complimentary upgrades if available. These help make the trip home as comfortable as possible.

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Tubal Reversal Experts

The tubal ligation reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are experienced at sterilization reversal. Many women who have had their ‘tubes tied’ will come to our center to have their ‘tubes untied’. Unfortunately, a ligation reversal is not as easy as ‘untying’ the tubes- we wish the process was that simple.

We employ a microsurgical approach to repair and reattach the ends of the tubes. This process is called tubotubal anastamosis, and provides a patient with an excellent chance of becoming pregnant naturally. We specialize in ligation reversal and in reversal of difficult tubal ligation procedures.
We would like to present the story of one of our patients who had an atypical sterilization procedure.

Reversal of an Unusual Sterilization Procedure

The patient’s name is Ofralinda. She and her husband, Juan, came to us from Texas. Ofralinda is 35 and she works as an OSHA compliance officer. Her husband is in construction. Ofralinda desired a tubal ligation reversal in order to have more children. She had a rare and atypical sterilization procedure termed the Uchida procedure.

Uchida Sterilization Procedure

A Japanese physician, Dr. Uchida, first described this method of sterilization in 1961. This method involves removing a large segment of the fallopian tube and suturing (sewing) the cut end of the fallopian tube into the wall of the uterus. Dr. Uchida first published information about his method of sterilization after having performed over 50,000 procedures without any pregnancy failures. This is an effective but also  complicated method of surgical sterilization. Most modern physicians have never performed or seen a Uchida sterilization. We have seen several patients who have presented with a Uchida sterilization procedure and we have had success with reversal of this method.

Uchida Sterilization Reversal

Ofralinda had a 60-minute outpatient tubal ligation reversal. Her surgery went well. We found her tubes to be short (due to the large amount of tube removed with her initial Uchida sterilization) but otherwise healthy. We were able to successfully repair both of her fallopian tubes. She has since been discharged back to her home and we wish her well. We would like to hear a report of a successful pregnancy from her within the year.

Sterilization Reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center

We specialize in tubal ligation reversal. Our tubal ligation reversal specialists perform over 800 reversal procedures every year on women from across the world. We regularly have patients from as far away as Hawaii, Alaska, and the Caribbean. Occasionally, we will have patients from Australia, Asia, and Europe.

Most tubal ligation procedures are reversible. The pregnancy rates after reversal are generally higher than after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and we specialize in difficult tubal reversal procedures.