Tubal Ligation Reversal News

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301) Tubal Reversal Patient Satisfaction Message - TR Baby Number 2
Chapel Tubal Reversal patients positive pregnancy results and thank you messages continue to arrive daily at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. "Dr. Berger - My family and I would like to extend a warm Thank you to you and your staff for allowing us again to have TR baby #2. We couldn't be any happier and more excited this time around again!" Selenes M.

302) Women Discuss Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith as the Best Tubal Reversal Surgeons
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers tubal reversal procedures for women desiring to have their "tubes untied". Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith schedule patients Monday through Friday and post their statistical data on the website. Information about both doctors includes their training and experience. Over 7000 tubal reversals have been performed at Chapel Hill Surgical Center. These doctors have limited their practice to reversal surgeries, thus garnering respectable experience. Many of our patients have reported doctors unwilling to perform a tubal reversal before coming to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair 98% of cases, regardless of the type of sterilization.

303) Suggestions Regarding Travel to Chapel Hill for Tubal Reversal Surgery
Women who schedule surgery for tubal reversals with Dr. Monteith or Dr. Berger should consider carefully their travel plans to the center. Many patients travel from other countries and flying is the only option for them. Raleigh/Durham airport (RDU) is the closest one to the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Others trying to decide whether to drive or fly should consider the distance and ability of the responsible adult to do all the driving on the return trip. We encourage patients to use pillows and reposition for comfort when driving. Also, it is very important to get up and move around at least every 2 hours to promote good circulation following surgery.

304) After Tubal Reversal: Risks of Early Pregnancy in Older Women
Part one of a two part article published by the tubal reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center explains the risks of early pregnancy in women of advanced maternal age. Part two of this article will explain the unique risk of second trimester pregnancies in women of advanced maternal age.

305) Now You Can Have More Information On What To Expect After Tubal Reversal Surgery
A members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board asks women who have already had their tubes untied by Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith for very specific information on what she can expect after her tubal reversal surgery. Other members respond to a variety of questions about their post tubal reversal surgery journey. Questions range from what to expect regarding the incision and the best things to eat following surgery to when to resuming normal activities and when to begin trying to conceive after reverse tubal ligation surgery. The majority of the women who come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for their tubal reversal procedure return to work in 3 - 5 days and are back to the majority of normal activities within a week to ten days following surgery. This is quite a contrast to the usual recovery time women experience having inpatient surgery.

306) Is Tubal Reversal Possible after Fallopian Tubes Burned?
'Jenifer012377', a new member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board, asks whether she can have a successful tubal reversal when her tubes were burned in 3 places. Bipolar tubal coagulation is one of the most popular methods of laparoscopic female sterilization in the United States. Damage to the fallopian tube is generally limited to the segment between the cautery forceps. Often, two or three adjacent sites are coagulated resulting in loss of approximately 2-3 cm of fallopian tube. Pregnancy rates after reversal of a bipolar coagulation procedure performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are approximately 60%.

307) Tubal Implantation for Tubal Ligation Reversal
Members of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss having tubal implantation surgery in their quest to restore fertility after a tubal ligation. In some cases, a tubal ligation procedure leaves only the one portion of the fallopian tube that is completely separated from the uterus. In this situation, a new opening can be created through the uterine muscle and the remaining tubal segment inserted into the uterine cavity. The pregnancy rate after tubal implantation is approximately 50%. Unlike tubal anastomosis, there is no increased risk of ectopic pregnancy after tubal implantation. Dr. Berger has performed more successful tubal ligation reversals, including tubal implantations, than any other doctor in the world. This is one of the many reasons why women from all over the world come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their blocked fallopian tubes repaired.

308) 17 More Pregnancies This Week at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
This week's Pregnancy Report on the Tubal Reversal Message Board shows 17 new pregnancies during the week of June 13-19. These pregnancies resulted from tubal reversal procedures performed by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The comprehensive pregnancy follow-up database at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is unique. No other doctor or medical facility maintains such a follow-up system that provide accurate statistics regarding pregnancies and their outcomes after tubal reversal procedures.

309) Planning for Baby After Having Your Tubes Untied
Jen and Matt plan for their baby after undergoing tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Monteith. For most women desiring another child after tubal sterilization, tubal reversal is the best treatment. Most people are not aware that tubal ligation - usually considered a permanent method of birth control - can be reversed through low cost, one hour outpatient surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Tubal ligation reversal enables women to conceive naturally and has a higher pregnancy rate and a higher birth rate than IVF.

310) Tubal Reversal Surgery Is Safest at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
A new member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board posts of her concerns having surgery to untie her tied tubes on the outpatient setting. Patient safety incidents continue to rise in American hospitals. The largest increases involve hospital-acquired infections and post operative sepsis (overwhelming infection). The idea that it may be safer to have elective surgery in a hospital is wrong. Hospitals are the right place for treating complicated medical or surgical problems, but they are not the best place for healthy people to have tubal reversal surgery! When it comes to cleanliness and strict infection control procedures, there is no medical or surgical facility better than Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Patients who have had their tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center often comment about how meticulous orderly, and uncluttered it is.

311) We Have A Heartbeat - 2nd Tubal Reversal Pregnancy
This is our 2nd tubal reversal (TR) baby. I had my TR in July of 2004. Each fallopian tube is 6.5 cm in length. My husband was overseas and when he came home we got a BFP (positive pregnancy test) our first month but had a miscarriage. Then the following month we got another BFP and our 1st TR little guy was born in Jan 06. We were surprised to get this little one because we weren't trying.

312) Recovering After Tubal Reversal Surgery
One of the first concerns anyone might have prior to surgery is whether the procedure will be painful. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and his staff closely assess post-operative discomfort and collect information from each patient on the day following surgery. Based on a pain score of 0 - 10 (with zero meaning no pain and 10 the worst imaginable), tubal reversal patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center report an average pain score of 2.3 on the day following surgery. This means that patients can move around comfortably and discomfort is easily controlled with the medications provided when patients leave the facility. Although everyone recovers from surgery at a different rate, the majority of the women who have tubal reversal surgery performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are able to return to work in 5 - 7 days and are back to the majority of their usual activities within 7 - 10 days. Members of the message board discuss the ease of their recovery and how well they were able to travel to return home following surgery.

313) Tubal Ligation Reversal Success Following Reversal Surgery
Two members on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board announce their pregnancies since having their tubes untied. Across all ages of women, Dr. Gary Berger's results with tubal reversal surgery led to higher numbers of pregnancies and live births than standard IVF procedures. Besides having higher success rates, the tubal reversal procedure is less than half the cost of an IVF cycle. According to The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, current pregnancy rates for IVF are approximately 30% per attempt and the cost was in excess of $10,000. Compare this to reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center where pregnancy rates average 70% and the cost is $5400 - $5900. In addition, tubal reversal surgery restores fertility rather than working around the tied tubes and the reversal gives women the chance to become pregnant again naturally without medications or repeated surgical procedures.

314) Now You Can Have A Reverse Tubal Ligation By The Best Tubal Reversal Doctors
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board asks other members how they chose a doctor to perform their tubal reversal procedure. Women who have had their tubes untied by Dr. Gary Berger or Dr. Charles Monteith post the many reasons they chose to travel to North Carolina for reverse tubal ligation surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. There are multiple situations where other doctors could not (or would not) perform tubal reversal surgery. Experience is an important indicator on whether surgery will be performed if a woman has a difficult situation due to short tubes, missing tubal segments, fimbriectomy, or inherent diseases of the tubes. While most doctors would be unwilling - or unable - to perform a tubal reversal in one of these situations, Dr. Berger is able to repair the tubes in 98% of cases, regardless of the type of sterilization that has been performed.

315) Who Else Wants Information On Where To Stay For Tubal Reversal Surgery?
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Boards seeks information on traveling to North Carolina for tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith. All tubal reversal patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center must be accompanied by a responsible adult over the age of 18 who can stay with them while they are in town to have their reverse tubal ligation. Tubal reversal patients stay at The Sheraton Hotel where they receive a discounted fee. A free shuttle bus is also provided so that patients and their family member can travel between the hotel and the tubal reversal facility without renting a car. The free shuttle will also provide transportation to area restaurants and shops.

316) We're Having a Tubal Reversal Baby!
Christina and Bob T. announce on the Tubal Reversal Message Board, "We went for our level II ultrasound today and found out that we will be welcoming a baby Girl into our lives!! She is healthy, heartbeat looks good and everything is measuring just right! Thank you again to Dr. Berger and ALL the staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center!"

317) Another Pregnancy Announcement to Friends on the Tubal Reversal Message Board
'Pine', a member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board, posts this announcement to her TR sisters: "I had my tubal reversal in March 2007. I did IVF in May 2009 that didn't get me the positive pregnancy test I was hoping for. I decided to test today thinking I might be late and got a positive test. I am in complete shock. I went in for blood work this morning and they just called my first HCG number (24). No matter what happens I can't believe after all this time and everything we tried I finally got a BFP!" It is interesting to note that approximately one in three pregnancies that occur after IVF happen when a couple is not actually undergoing the treatment. Once the fallopian tubes have been repaired, pregnancy can occur at any time after tubal ligation reversal.

318) International Tubal Ligation Reversal: Age 40
Susan is an international patient who came to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to have a tubal ligation reversal and removal of a dermoid ovarian cyst to save her only remaining ovary.

319) 17 Pregnancies Reported In The First Week Of June 2009 By Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Patients
Seventeen more women from throughout the US who had tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger or Dr. Monteith at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center report their new pregnancies discovered during the first week of June. Week in and week out, from 15 to 20 CHTRC patients become pregnant after their tubal ligation reversals. Over 1000 tubal reversal babies have been born as a result of the work of these renown tubal reversal doctors.

320) Excited To Be Having Her Tubes Untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
A patient scheduled for tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center next week has posted on the Tubal Reversal Message Board where past and future CHTRC patients and CHTRC staff communicate. '1forhubby&me' posts, "I am excited to be heading into the TTC world" and asks for information on where to eat while staying in Chapel Hill. One of the Tubal Reversal Nurses promptly refers the patient to the appropriate information on the CHTRC website page: More Information About Chapel Hill (http://www.tubal-reversal.net/chapel-hill-resources.htm).

321) Who Is The Best Tubal Reversal Doctor?
Members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss how to choose among the tubal reversal doctors they have found through internet research. They have noticed that Dr. Berger reports the pregnancy rates and outcomes of pregnancies after tubal ligation reversals performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Dozens of women posting on the message board describe the excellent and compassionate care they received there. In contrast, another website criticizrd other doctors and their techniques, rather than reporting on the success of the procedures performed there. The Tubal Reversal Message Board members uniformly prefer the approach that Dr. Berger andhis professional staff take. Straight forward reporting of success rates is consistent with the principles of evidence-based medicine and it allows women seeking tubal ligation reversal to make a truly informed choice about which doctor will provide the best treatment.

322) Genetic Testing After Tubal Ligation Reversal
Members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss a new blog topic from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center about age and genetic testing during pregnancy. One member comments, "As a 40+ lady on here I appreciate the information. I actually had CVS testing done on my last two pregnancies 14 and 16 years ago. I am a carrier of a genetic disease (so was my ex husband) that resulted in my 2nd son needing a liver transplant. I had testing to confirm that sons #3 and 4 were okay, which they were. It's good to know the information early enough - but I just wanted to be prepared if something was wrong." This Tubal Reversal Blog article creates awareness and provides an outline of testing options and timelines for women who may be at higher risk.

323) Ultrasound Pictures of Tubal Reversal Baby
Shawna B. excitedly shows pictures of her ultrasound after having her tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. She posts, "Thanks to all my TR sisters for your prayers and Dr. Berger thanks for your dedication and great work." Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the only facility in the United States that is dedicated solely to the specialty of tubal reversal surgery. Dr. Gary Berger has performed over 7000 tubal ligation reversal procedures during his 30+ years in practice and Dr. Monteith has performed more than 300 tubal reversals since joining Dr. Berger in January 2008. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair the tubes in 98% of situations, including those cases where the tubes have been cut and burned.

324) Pregnancy After Tubal Reversal: Review of Genetic Testing
This article provides basic information on genetic testing for women who become pregnant after having their tubes untied. This is a continuation of our series by the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center dedicated to women over the age of 40 who are considering tubal ligation reversal. Dr. Berger has performed more successful tubal ligation reversals - resulting in the birth of more tubal reversal babies - than any other doctor in the world. This is the number one reason why women come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their fallopian tubes repaired.

325) Choosing The Best Tubal Reversal Surgery Doctor
After researching tubal reversal doctors and sending her tubal ligation records for review, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board discusses her journey to choose the best tubal reversal surgeon to perform her reverse tubal ligation. Women who have chosen Dr. Gary Berger or Dr. Charles Monteith as their tubal reversal doctor discuss the events that led them to choose Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center and travel to North Carolina for surgery and describe their experience to potential patients. Dr. Berger is widely known as the most experienced tubal reversal doctor. He has performed more successful tubal reversals - resulting in the birth of more tubal reversal babies - than any doctor worldwide.

326) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Patients Express Gratitude
At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the only outpatient surgical center to specialize in tubal reversal in the world, many women find themselves overcome with gratitude during their meeting with tubal reversal surgeons Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith. On the Tubal Reversal Message Board, 'Coloradomom' posts, "I wonder why we felt it was necessary to do something so permanent. I am so thankful I have been able to reverse my tubal ligation." Fortunately for 'Coloradomom' and other ladies seeking to reverse their tubal ligations, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to reverse tubal ligations 98% of the time.

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