Tubal Ligation Reversal News

CHTRC News Archives 2007 Page 2

26) Is Tubal Ligation Permanent?
Most articles about tubal ligation stress that it is permanent. Most people, including many doctors, believe this to be true. However, the experience of Dr. Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center shows that tubal ligation can be reversed in over 95% of cases.

27) December 14th Tubal Reversal Surgery Appointment
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's message board members and staff discuss upcoming surgery. Patients are nervous about surgery and the outcome of the their reversal. Other patients that have already had their reversal surgery with Dr. Berger help to alleviate the anxiety of surgery by telling about their experience. One member writes: I never was more comfortable at a doctor's office or hospital then I was at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. They are all so sweet and Dr. Berger is the BEST!!!

28) Deciding Between Tubal Reversal Surgery and IVF
Although reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is statistically and financially the best option for pregnancy after a tubal ligation, women over age 40 have a special set of circumstances that are - unfortunately - often not addressed during an IVF consultation. The truth is, most IVF clinics will not accept patients over age 40 or 42 unless they agree to use donor eggs (eggs from a younger woman). This is to help keep their statistics high. We performed IVF for many years at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center and Dr. Berger is now limiting his practice to tubal reversal surgery for a reason: It gives women who have previously had a sterilization the chance to conceive naturally again -- without medications, shots, and continued expense each time they want to conceive. Most of the women who contact us have already considered IVF - and have definitely ruled out donor egg IVF - and for good reason. It will be very important to ask your reproductive specialist very directly whether he/she will accept a woman age 42 for IVF without donor eggs or decline you if your FSH level is slightly elevated (as many clinics do). For almost all women, reversal surgery is the most successful and least expensive option to have a baby after a previous tuballigation.

29) Our 1st Berger Babe Has Arrived
Our family would like to thank Dr Berger and his amazing staff for giving us this holiday miracle! Conall Rolfe arrived November 2nd, 2007 and is absolutely handsome as can be. His older sisters and dad all agree he is everything they had hoped for. When we first began this journey, I was about to turn 40 years old. Most of my doctors were skeptical about a reversal. So like many other women of advanced maternal age I turned to IVF which resulted in 2 BFN's. My DH and I decided to give Dr Berger a try. I was pregnant within 3 months of my reversal... even with my advanced maternal age and poor egg reserve (or so they said).

30) Tubal Reversal Basics - Fallopian Tube Anatomy and Function
The fallopian tubes are the female reproductive organs that permit capture and fertilization of an egg after its release from the ovary, development of a zygote, and its transfer to the uterine cavity for implantation of an embryo. The different parts of the fallopian tube correspond to these functions. Dr. Berger's extensive experience in performing tubal reversal procedures reveals that no single part of the fallopian tube is essential and that restoring tubal patency allows normal pregnancy to occur regardless of the portions of tube that have been removed by a tubal ligation procedure or the length of tube remaining.

31) Possible Heterotopic Pregnancy After Tubal Reversal Surgery
On the Tubal Reversal Message Board, Dr. Berger posts this response to a question posed by a message board member, "The coexistence of an intrauterine and an ectopic pregnancy is called a heterotopic pregnancy. It occurs only about 1:30,000 pregnancies naturally, but if you have taken fertility medications that produce multiple eggs, then the probability of a heterotopic pregnancy occurring is higher. I have seen 3 patients in the past with heterotopic pregnancies and in all 3 cases I was able to diagnose and remove the tubal pregnancy via laparoscopy and the uterine pregnancy continued to normal delivery. In each of these cases, the patients had been treated with gonadotropins (pituitary hormone medications) that had produced multiple eggs resulting in the multiple pregnancies."

32) Dr. Berger's Tubal Reversal Blog
Dr. Berger has started a blog about tubal ligation reversal on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website. In this blog, he will share his extensive experience gained over 30 years as a tubal reversal doctor and discuss the most important issues about tubal reversal surgery that that everyone who is interested in the subject of tubal ligation reversal should know about.

33) Tubal Reversal Baby Update
Heidi, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board, is proud to share pictures and news of her her 5-month-old tubal reversal baby, RJ. RJ is a "true miracle" and an inspiration to other reversal patients who are on the TTC journey.

34) Recovery Time after Tubal Reversal Surgery
Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board who have recently undergone tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger discuss the healing process and the best ways to facilitate recovery. The ladies offer suggestions for faster recovery, such as using ice, relaxing for a few days after surgery, and taking their prescribed pain medications. The Message Board is a great source of support and information for both past and future tubal reversal patients.

35) A New Year And New Beginnings With Tubal Reversal Surgery
After scheduling her tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Gary Berger for the first week of 2008, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board shares her story of hope for her family in the coming year and asks questions about how soon she can begin trying to conceive. Although intercourse can be resumed when a woman is comfortable following surgery, Dr. Berger asks patients to wait until they have a period following surgery before they begin trying to conceive.

36) What To Expect The Day Of Your Tubal Reversal Surgery With Dr. Berger
At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Gary Berger and his staff take patient education very seriously and want patients to be informed regarding what to expect before, during, and after their tubal reversal surgery. The website and informational materials provide data and statistics, which patients can use to gather information and make decisions about whether tubal reversal surgery is best for them.

37) Recent Tubal Reversal Baby Arrivals
After undergoing tubal reversal surgery, Dr. Berger's patients share pictures and news on the birth and gender of their tubal reversal babies via the Tubal Reversal Message Board. "Empty nested", a member of the board, posts, "Oh my goodness! These babies are so darn cute!!"

38) Our Tubal Reversal Baby
Edward (age 52) and Judy K. (age 42) announce, "We were fortunate enough to conceive our TR baby on our first try. I had my tubal reversal on 10/16/06, got my BFP on 2/22/07, and just gave a natural birth to my beautiful son Joseph, weighing 10 pounds 7 ounces and 22.5 inches long on 11/2/07."

39) Does Tubal Reversal Lead To A Higher Risk of Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy?
The risk of ectopic pregnancy, but not the risk of miscarriage, is increased after tubal surgery, including after tubal ligation and subsequent tubal reversal.

40) When are Fertility Medications Appropriate After Tubal Ligation Reversal?
Fertility medications may be useful in some circumstances after tubal ligation reversal as for any couple trying to conceive a pregnancy. Dr. Berger responds to questions about the indications for treatment with fertility medications on the Tubal Reversal Message Board.

41) Comparing Tubal Reversal Doctors
Some thoughts posted on the Tubal Reversal Message Board about what information women consider most important when comparing different tubal reversal doctors.

42) Dr. Berger's Tubal Reversal Surgery Technique
Dr. Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is well known for his tubal reversal procedure. His ability to make surgery a comfortable outpatient operation with the highest success rates result from his unique surgical and anesthetic techniques in performing tubal reversal procedures.

43) Family Happiness - Tubal Reversal Testimonial #678
Thank you so much Dr. Berger and everyone at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for helping to bring such happiness back to our family.

44) M.D. News Report on Tubal Ligation Reversal by Dr. Berger - Page 3
The primary risk associated with tubal reconstruction is the long-term possibility of tubal pregnancy. Dr. Berger instructs patients to notify him as soon as they have a positive pregnancy test. Early pregnancy monitoring prevents the possibility of a ruptured tubal pregnancy.

45) Our Tubal Reversal Baby Has A Heartbeat
After choosing Dr. Gary Berger as her tubal reversal doctor, having her reversal surgery, and conceiving a tubal reversal pregnancy, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board shares the news that her pregnancy is within the uterus and the fetal heart beat has been detected.

46) Free DVD Shows Success Of Tubal Reversal Procedure
An episode of The Discovery Channel program, "The Operation", featured Dr. Gary Berger of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center and his outpatient procedure for performing tubal reversal surgery. Dr. Berger is the only physician in the country with a practice that is limited to tubal reversal surgery. The DVD is now available for free online. The program follows one couple from their tubal reversal consultation with Dr. Berger, through surgery, to pregnancy.

47) Tubal Reversal Surgery After Filshie Clip Sterilization
Clips and rings provide the best situation Dr. Berger sees for pregnancy following sterilization reversal surgery. During this procedure, a segment of tube is pulled into a ring or a plastic clip is placed across the tube to prevent pregnancy form occurring. Fortunately, this generally damages a minimal amount of tube leaving adequate tubal lengths remaining for the sterilization reversal procedure. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, information on each patient and her surgery is entered into a database so that detailed statistics can be kept. This information is analyzed annually and pregnancy rates following reversal of a clip sterilization by Dr. Berger are as high as 83%.

48) Pregnant After Tubal Reversal Surgery With One Tube And Ovary
A patient of Dr. Gary Berger posts on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board that she is pregnant following her tubal reversal procedure, even though she has just one tube and ovary! In almost all cases, tubal reversal surgery is the best option for women with a previous sterilization to become pregnant. Dr. Berger is able to repair the tubes in 98% of cases with pregnancy rates as high as 86%.

49) Bilateral Tubal Tubal Ligation And Tubal Reversal Surgery
Bilateral tubal ligation is the generic name for a tubal sterilization procedure. Bilateral means both sides and tubal ligation means to tie the tubes. This is the most common type of sterilization. Fortunately, two out of three of the women who come to see Dr. Berger for tubal reversal surgery with this type of sterilization will become pregnant following the reversal.

50) This Is My Third Tubal Reversal Baby
I had another tubal reversal baby last week, a little boy - Braxton Jacob Dale - 7lbs 2oz, 20 inches long and he is beautiful. I want to thank Dr. Berger for these miracles he helped to make possible. Even though I only have one tube open I still have had no problems getting pregnant. This is my 3rd tubal reversal baby.

51) Military Wives Discuss Tubal Ligation Reversal
Military wives choose to have their tubal reversals at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center rather than in a military facility. There is no military doctor with the experience or results Dr. Berger has, nor does Tri Care does not cover elective surgery. The Tubal Reversal Message Board offers an opportunity for military wives to stay in touch with each other before, during, and after their tubal reversal procedures.

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