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December 12, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal ligation was intended to be permanent. Circumstances can change and women with tied tubes may want more children. When this happens, they often are told that treatment by in vitro fertilization (IVF) is their only option. In reality, tubal reversal is the best choice. Comparing Tubal Reversal and IVF Once the fallopian tubes are repaired by tubal reversal surgery, there is […]
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December 11, 2007 · No Comments
If you have had your tubes tied and would like to become pregnant again, tubal reversal surgery is probably the best option for you. Tubal ligation reversal is the most successful and cost-effective way to become pregnant for 98% of women who have had a tubal ligation and now want to have another baby. What […]
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November 27, 2007 · No Comments
Pomeroy Technique of Tubal Ligation and Resection The most common type of tubal ligation is the Pomeroy procedure, named after Dr. Ralph Pomeroy who described it in 1930. The Pomeroy method involves picking up a segment of the fallopian tube to create a knuckle, placing a tie or ligature with absorbable suture around its base, […]
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November 21, 2007 · No Comments
Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy Tubal surgery is associated with an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy outside of the uterine cavity). The risk of ectopic pregnancy is 2-3% in the general population. After tubal ligation and tubal ligation reversal, the risk is approximately 10%. Therefore, every woman who is pregnant following tubal reversal should […]
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November 19, 2007 · No Comments
People often wonder “If I do get the tubal reversal procedure done, what are the chances I’ll conceive?” Dr. Berger is the only doctor who tracks his specific success rate – others doctors will just quote what has been published elsewhere or what they think the success rate should be. Dr. Berger has taken the time […]
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