January 15, 2008 · No Comments
I received an email message today from a patient that prompted me to write about informed consent for tubal ligation. (See my previous blog about informed consent for tubal reversal.) Here is the message that was sent to me. Hello, Dr. Berger, You performed tubal reversal surgery on me on 10/29/07, and I just found […]
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January 12, 2008 · No Comments
Why Some Patients Choose To Have Screening Laparoscopy Tubal ligation procedures vary in the severity of injury occurring to the fallopian tubes. Although most tubal ligations are reversible, there are some cases where tubal reversal is not possible. If the operative report from your tubal ligation indicates there may be a problem in repairing the […]
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January 06, 2008 · No Comments
I recently received an email from a patient who had an ectopic pregnancy subsequent to her tubal reversal. Unfortunately, the pregnancy continued to the point of tubal rupture with the loss of the fallopian tube. Patient’s History I was hoping you could help me understand why my ectopic pregnancy was not detected early enough to […]
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December 09, 2007 · No Comments
What Is Informed Consent? Informed consent means that a person has access to and understands all relevant information about a medical or surgical treatment necessary to make an informed decision about it. In the case of tubal ligation reversal, informed consent means that a person understands how it the surgery is performed, the alternative treatment […]
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December 04, 2007 · No Comments
Salpingostomy is creating an opening in the fallopian tube. Salpingostomy is the appropriate tubal reversal procedure when the end closest to the ovary is closed and the fallopian tube has not been divided into separate segments. This is what results from a fimbriectomy tubal ligation.
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December 01, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Ligation by Fimbriectomy Fimbriectomy is an infrequent type of tubal ligation in the United States. This female sterilization method is performed by removing the fimbrial end of the fallopian tube. At the fimbrial end of the tube, the inner tubal lining faces outward towards the ovary. The tubal lining is rich in cilia that […]
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November 23, 2007 · No Comments
A Personal Choice Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the only medical center exclusively for tubal ligation reversal. Patients travel from all over to have their tubal reversal procedures performed here. After surgery, each patient puts a pin in the map indicating where she is from. The map below shows that people come from all […]
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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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