Past topics in the Tubal Reversal Blog include posts and comments about patient care at A Personal Choice. This topic summarizes important articles about tubal ligation and tubal reversal reported in the news during 2007.
Sterilization is Most Popular Family Planning Method
Approximately 10 million American women use the pill for contraception, while sterilization has been chosen by 15 million men and women.
Is Sterilization the Best Contraception Choice?
Women requesting a tubal ligation should be counseled regarding other long-term, reversible methods of contraception and informed that vasectomy is safer and more effective than tubal ligation.
Relationship Conflict Before Sterilization
Women whose relationship was marked by substantial conflict before they underwent tubal ligation were most likely to regret the decision.
Young Age, Prodding Partner and Sterilization Regret
Young age and a prodding partner are risk factors indicating that a woman undergoing sterilization may later regret her decision.
Tubal Reversal Among Overweight Women
Overweight women’s chances of becoming pregnant after tubal reversal improve when they lose weight.
Dr. Berger’s Comment
These news reports touch on some of the issues patients talk about when they come to A Personal Choice for tubal sterilization reversal. The popularity of tubal ligation, and the fact that many women regret their decision to have a tubal ligation, are well documented. Young age and marital conflict are risk indicators for subsequent regret. Before performing a tubal ligation, doctors should ensure that the implications of ending childbearing potential are clearly understood and discuss vasectomy as an alternative permanent method of birth control. Women undergoing tubal reversal who are overweight should be aware that losing weight will improve their chances of becoming pregnant again.