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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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January 01, 2008 · No Comments
New patients may want to learn about the relationship between A Personal Choice and Chapel Hill Surgical Center. They are interrelated health care organizations exclusively for the benefit of patients undergoing tubal reversal surgery. A Personal Choice A Personal Choice is the name of my private practice. It is located on the second floor of a 2 story […]
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December 31, 2007 · No Comments
Patient’s History Ana G. was one of the 4 patients I operated on today at A Personal Choice. She is a 28 year old woman from Angola, the mother of 3 children – ages 9, 8, and 6. She married when she was 15 and was in an abusive marriage. To keep from becoming pregnant […]
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December 30, 2007 · No Comments
At A Personal Choice, we receive requests 7 days a week, 365 days a year, for information about tubal ligation reversal. These requests come from women who regret having a tubal ligation. A staff member recently asked me how big a problem this is throughout the country. The following is in response to this question. […]
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December 26, 2007 · No Comments
Doctors who perform tubal ligations should consider the possibility that the patient might in the future change her mind. It is best to perform a type of tubal ligation that can be reversed at a later time, should the need arise. The best choice of a tubal ligation requested by a young woman with no children is the clip method (either Hulka clip or Filshie clip).
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December 22, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Anastomosis at the Uterine Cornua Tubouterine anastomosis is a tubal reversal procedure that is intermediate between tubotubal anastomosis and tubouterine implantation. It is also called cornual anastomosis because the tube is joined to the cornual area of the uterus with this operation. The cornu is the area where the fallopian tube normally emerges from […]
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December 15, 2007 · No Comments
Gary S Berger MD, Medical Director of A Personal Choice, is well known for his contributions to clinical medicine as a reproductive surgeon. Patients sometimes ask about Dr. Berger’s education, training, academic credentials, scholarly research and publications. This is a resume of Dr. Berger’s academic credentials: ACADEMIC DEGREES 1965 A.B. with Honors Harvard College Boston, […]
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December 13, 2007 · No Comments
People like knowing what to expect when they come to A Personal Choice for their tubal reversal procedure by reproductive surgeon Dr. Gary Berger, our Medical Director. We provide a great deal of information about this on our website, in emails and letters, and by telephone. Learn From Others on the Tubal Reversal Message Board Another […]
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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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