| Quite a large number of women who undergo the | | | | 1. First, the tubal surgeon will need to take a look at the |
| procedure known as tubal ligation to prevent them | | | | report provided by the surgeon who originally carried |
| from having more children will eventually change their | | | | out the tubal ligation procedure. From this report, not |
| minds. For some women the reason that they choose | | | | only will he be able to determine the form of surgery |
| to have the procedure reversed is they want to feel | | | | performed but how much viable fallopian tube is |
| whole once more, while for others, it helps to relieve | | | | remaining. This then allows the tubal reversal surgeon |
| the symptoms that are part of the "post tubal ligation | | | | to work out what amount of tube will be left following |
| syndrome". For many of these women pregnancy | | | | the procedure being reversed. A woman with a larger |
| after tubal ligation is a strong possibility. And this can be | | | | amount of her fallopian tubes left is in a much better |
| done with a tubal reversal surgery. | | | | position to conceive quickly and naturally. |
| However, before any woman is able to undergo the | | | | 2. The other way that the surgeon will be able to |
| procedure to have the tubal ligation reversed the | | | | determine whether a woman is a candidate for |
| surgeon will need to determine whether they are good | | | | undergoing the procedure to reverse the tubal ligation |
| candidates for the procedure or not. Although this | | | | is to carry out a diagnostic laparoscopy. This particular |
| particular procedure is not right for every woman, in | | | | procedure is used when the tubal surgeon doesn't |
| most cases it is the most successful and cost | | | | have access to the operative report from the original |
| effective way for women who have been sterilized to | | | | surgeon who did the tubal ligation. |
| have children naturally once more. This is as compared | | | | He is able to carefully examine the fallopian tubes via |
| to the alternative of an IVF treatment. | | | | the laparoscope in order to determine just how much |
| There is an up to 82% chance for a woman who | | | | of the fallopian tubes remains available. He can then |
| undergoes tubal reversal to become pregnant using | | | | decide if by reversing the procedure will improve the |
| the statistics from one doctor's study of his patients. | | | | woman's chances of pregnancy after tubal ligation. |
| On the other hand, there is only a 10 - 30% chance for | | | | Using this method, he is quickly able to determine if the |
| women who undergo IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) | | | | tubes are not too badly damaged. If they are, then |
| treatment of getting pregnant on any one course of | | | | repairing them may not be possible or only possible |
| treatment. | | | | with a lowered chance of success which may still be |
| So what is it that the surgeon will consider in order to | | | | better than IVF. However, in the majority of cases, the |
| determine whether the woman is a suitable candidate | | | | surgeon is able to repair the fallopian tubes with a tubal |
| for undergoing this tubal reversal procedure? | | | | reversal improving the woman's chances of being able |
| Remember the surgeon wants to increase the | | | | to conceive naturally. |
| chances of a pregnancy after tubal ligation reversal. | | | | |