“Is the risk of miscarriage more common after tubal reversal?”
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Many of our patients will ask if the risk of miscarriage increases after reversal surgery.
There are many reasons why it appears pregnancy miscarriage is common among tubal reversal patients. To start, miscarriages are very common among the general population and approximately 1 out of every 5 pregnancies will miscarry.
Tubal reversal patients who are actively seeking pregnancy will often test frequently and, as a result, they will detect many chemical pregnancies. Chemical pregnancies are early miscarriages which will frequently go unnoticed. Many tubal reversal patients are also older than 35 and the risk of pregnancy miscarriage will increases with age. Some tubal reversal patients will have early pregnancies outside the uterus which will resolve on their own and without any medical treatment. These resolving, abnormal pregnancies can mimic an early miscarriage.
Often many of the tubal reversal patients who have miscarriages will ultimately conceive and have the miracle for which they seek. This picture of Baby Olivia was sent to us by her parents Zuhayla and Brian. Zuhayla had a reversal of Hulka clips, had two miscarriages after tubal reversal, and ultimately she had Baby Olivia!
Zuhayla and Brian H.
Roosevelt, Utah
zuja98@hotmail.com
Doctor who performed your surgery: Dr. Monteith
Date of your tubal reversal: 08/17/2009
Date of Baby’s Birth: June 5, 2011
Baby’s Name: Olivia
Baby’s Gender: Female
Baby’s Weight: 7 lb. 6 oz.
Baby’s Length: 20 in.
Number of pregnancies since TR: 3
Outcome of previous pregnancies: 2 early miscarriages
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