Tubal Ligation Reversal News

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151) Preparing For Tubal Ligation Reversal Surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
A new member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board posts about her plans for having tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center and expanding her family. "I've been waiting for this day for 9 years. I have been praying [for] a doctor that I can trust after I lost my baby from SIDS. After remarrying and a new life all my dreams will come true," shares Von. Other message board members contribute their own tubal reversal stories and encourage Von that coming to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the best decision she could make when it comes to reversing tied tubes to have another baby after a tubal ligation. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the only facility in the country that is dedicated solely to performing tubal reversal surgery.

152) Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Study 2009 - Overview
Tubal reversal is a very successful treatment for women wanting to get pregnant after a tubal ligation. This report analyzes pregnancy rates and pregnancy outcomes for a very large population of women (5,046) who had tubal reversal procedures at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. This is the most detailed study of tubal reversal surgery available on the internet or in medical publications.

153) Now You Can Have A Baby After Tubal Reversal Surgery To Untie Your Tubes
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board announces the birth of her tubal reversal baby after having her tubes untied by Dr. Gary Berger. Although she was born a few weeks early, Brandy's tubal reversal baby is doing well and is a welcome addition to her family. Women travel from all over the world to have tubal reversal procedures performed by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith based on the safe and affordable outpatient tubal reversal procedure, 30+ years of experience, high pregnancy rates, and the fact that they limit their practice exclusively to tubal ligation reversal. The tubal reversal doctors are able to repair the tubes in 98% of cases and the majority of women will become pregnant within 8 - 10 months after the tubal reversal procedure.

154) Recovering After Tubal Reversal Surgery
One of the first concerns a woman might have prior to surgery is whether the procedure will be painful. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith 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 on the day following surgery. This means that patients can move around comfortably and that 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 Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss the ease of their recovery and how well they were able to travel to return home following reverse tubal ligation surgery.

155) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center: A Wonderful Team
A tubal reversal patient is pleased with her care at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Dr. Berger, Dr. Monteith and their staff excel at customer service. The staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide women compassionate support, reliable information, and quality care. Patients of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are pleasantly surprised by their excellent care!

156) Is It Possible To Reverse Tubes That Have Been Tied, Cut And Burnt?
There are many different types of tubal ligations. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is a world-renown center specializing in reversing female sterilization. We can reverse tubal blockage even if the tubes have been tied, cut, burnt, or had rings/clips applied. To confirm if you are a good candidate for tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, you should send us your pathology and operative reports from your tubal ligation. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith will review the report and let you know within twenty-four hours if you are a candidate to have tubal reversal surgery.

157) Is There A Weight Limit To Have Tubal Reversal SurgeryAt Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center?
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center does not have a specific weight limit, but rather a limit on body mass index (BMI). Patients interested in having their tubes untied by Dr. Berger or Dr. Monteith need to have a BMI under 35. Our BMI limit ensures your safety during the out-patient reversal surgery. If you are unsure of your BMI, you can find a BMI calculator on our website under the 'Scheduling' section. The only information you will require to calculate your BMI is your height and weight.

158) Can You Really Get A Tubal Reversal And Get Pregnant?
Most physicians tell women who have had their tubes tied that tubal ligation is a permanent way to prevent pregnancy and is not reversible. Many women either regret having their tubes tied or enter into a new relationship in which they want their tubal ligations reversed. The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, have performed tubal reversal surgery on more than 7,000 women and successfully reversed tied tubes 98% of the time. It is certainly possible to have another baby after a tubal reversal!

159) Affordable Way To Restore Your Fertility After Tubal Ligation
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers a comprehensive, all-inclusive fee to women wishing to have their tubes untied. There are several different payment options. A discounted fee is available if you pay in full at the time that you schedule. For $5900 Dr. Berger or for $5400 Dr. Monteith can repair your fallopian tubes and restore your fertility. Visit Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center at www.tubal-reversal.net for more information.

160) Is Essure Sterilization Reversible?
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has removed the Essure device in 5 patients. The procedure is called a tubo-uterine implantation, which we have doing for years. Many people do not think the Essure is reversible; however, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to successfully restore fertility in these patients. Contact Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for your free nurse consultation..

161) IVF Didn't Work, But Tubal Reversal Surgery Did!
A patient from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center thanks Dr. Monteith for their baby. After an unsuccessful attempt at IVF, Jennifer was told that she was not fertile. Jennifer pursued tubal reversal surgery and was able to have a baby without medications! Find out if you can have a baby after tubal sterilization by contacting Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal at (919)968-4656.

162) Methotrexate Helps Prevent Ectopic Pregnancy Complications After Tubal Reversal Surgery
Patients who have tubal surgery are at increased risk of tubal (ectopic) pregnancy. The complications of ectopic pregnancy can be minimized by early pregnancy monitoring. It is important to notify both us and your doctor as soon as your pregnancy test becomes positive and to follow our early pregnancy monitoring protocol. Atubal pregnancy will never lead to a live birth and must be treated. By following our early pregnancy protocol, patients are able to have abnormal pregnancies identified very early and this will decrease the possible complications of an ectopic pregnancy. Treatment of early ectopic pregnancies can be successfully accomplished with methotrexate medication. Methotrexate allows women to avoid surgery for ectopic pregnancy; however, side-effects are common and include nausea, painful cramping, and bleeding.The medication is quickly eliminated from the body and after successful treatment of an ectopic pregnancy, patients can try to conceive again without risks to future pregnancies. If a tubal pregnancy is allowed to progress without early diagnosis, it could eventually damage the fallopian tube and require surgical treatment, possibly involving removing the tube entirely.

163) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's Message Board
'No Place Like Home' is the topic of a thread started by 'Beebeekinsers', a Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Centers message board member. She writes, "I enjoy the message board so much and love sharing this journey with other women who can relate to what I am experiencing." I used to be on the "Spring Chicks and Hot Mommas" thread, since it began, and then, when it suddenly disbanded, I was left feeling Homeless!!! " She invites others to join her in starting a new conversation thread. Many responses come in from other ladies to join newer message board threads. The message board is made up of many forums which enable both existing and future patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith to ask questions, discuss issues related to tubal ligation and receive support and answers from both staff and other message board members.

164) Dr. Monteith - A Great Tubal Reversal Surgeon
A tubal reversal patient of Dr. Monteith's posts a message on Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's message board announcing her positive pregnancy test after tubal reversal: "I just want to say thank you again to Dr.Monteith (and Dr.Berger for having him there) and all the staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. You all truly rock! I don't think I would have gotten better tubal reversal results with such professional care anywhere else. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You All!" This patient had her tubal reversal surgery on April 1, 2009 and experienced her positive pregnancy test on August 30, 2009. Her expected delivery date is May 8, 2010. Comments like this one and many more can be seen on our Tubal Reversal Message Board and on the 'About Us' section of our web site.

165) Cycle Changes After Tubal Reversal Surgery
Tubal reversal patients and members of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's message board write in to discuss changes in their monthly cycle after tubal reversal surgery. Some women had their period right on time the first cycle after tubal reversal, but then the second cycle was off by a week or two. This is not uncommon to see among tubal reversal patients. The most important thing for patients to remember is to always perform a home pregnancy test if they are late for their period after tubal reversal surgery or if the period is shorter than normal.

166) Pregnant After Tubal Reversal Surgery At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
Having chosen Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith as her tubal reversal doctors, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board shares the news that she is pregnant with her first baby after undergoing reversal tubal ligation surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Women travel from all over the world to have surgery with Dr Berger and Dr. Monteith based on the safe and affordable outpatient tubal reversal procedure, 30+ years of experience, high pregnancy rates, and the fact that these tubal reversal surgeons limit their practice exclusively to tubal reversal surgery. On average, patients report pregnancies within 8 - 10 months following reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.

167) Robotic Tubal Ligation Reversal: Advice
The tubal reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide information about the new surgical technology of robotic tubal ligation reversal. In this article, the reversal surgeons of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide opinions on the appropriateness of robotic tubal reversal when compared to abdominal incision out-patient tubal reversal.

168) Successful Tubal Reversal Surgery Following The Essure Procedure
After undergoing reverse tubal ligation surgery with Dr. Gary Berger, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board shares the good news that her tubes were 9cm in length after her tubal reversal procedure The reverse sterilization procedure Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith use to reverse the Essure method involves cutting the device out of the uterine muscle and then implanting the remaining fallopian tube segment into the uterine cavity through a new opening in the uterus. This procedure is called tubouterine implantation. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith have performed the tubouterine implantation procedure numerous times at for other situations and the success rate in those cases has been as much as 50% depending on the amount of healthy tube remaining after untying the tubes and the age of the patient.

169) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Surgery Day Routine
Women who have tubal reversal surgeries on Mondays at the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have their consults the same day. We have the patients arrive using the free hotel shuttle and the doctors meet them before starting their surgeries. For the remainder of the week, patients come the day before surgery for consultation and patients are given times to return the following day for surgery. Normally the wait is not long and often it gives you an opportunity to meet and talk with other women and couples who are having tubal reversal surgery.

170) Do Tubes Usually Block After a Tubal Reversal?
The occurrence of tubal blockage in patients of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center after a tubal reversal surgery is approximately 5%. If tubal blockage occurs after surgery and the tubal lengths are sufficient then Dr.Berger and Dr. Monteith may recommend repeat reversal surgery. This is not common. Often when tubal blockage is suspected, we commonly find errors in the reading of the hysterosalpingogram (HSG) test. We encourage our patients to send their films or CDs to our office for examination of the HSG. There is no charge to the patients for reading these x-rays. Our doctors know where the tubal anastomosis was done and how the test should appear following surgery.

171) Tubal Reversal Patients Report Positive Pregnancy Tests
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center patients are instructed to begin trying to conceive when they feel comfortable following surgery. Some women do report pregnancies soon after surgery- some two weeks after tubal reversal! However, many find once the focus on conceiving has faded they are often surprised with a positive test. We rejoice with Amanda and Caroljean who reported recent positive pregnancy test who have encouraged many as they have tried to conceive.

172) Tubal Ligation Reversal Patient Asks About Discomfort After Surgery
A new message board member asks about the incision and discomfort following tubal reversal surgery. Her question is "How does recovery from tubal reversal compare to a c-section?" The microsurgery techniques used by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith during tubal reversal, begin with a small incision just above and parallel to the pubic bone. To minimize pain after the surgery, they avoid the use of metal retractors which are used by many surgeons. To further minimize pain, they apply local anesthesia to the skin, muscles, and connective tissues. These steps minimize tissue injury, bleeding, post-operative pain, and result in rapid patient recovery after the tubal ligation reversal. Most patients return to their hotel within two hours after their tubal reversal. Our patients regularly state how pleasantly surprised they are following tubal reversal surgery and how recovery is much easier than that of a c-section.

173) Dr. Monteith Answers Tubal Reversal Patient's Question On Message Board
Patient information is taken very seriously at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Women are encouraged to ask questions and gather information to help with their understanding and decision-making regarding tubal reversal surgery. The website has over a 1000 pages of information, diagrams, instructions and suggestions. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith believe women seeking tubal ligation should be well informed, because this can alleviate anxiety and improve the overall surgical experience. Patients are encouraged to email or post questions to the message board. Our doctors make a great effort to be accessible to patients.

174) Early Pregnancy Monitoring After Tubal Reversal Surgery
A message board member of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center shares her excitement over seeing her early pregnancy during her ultrasound visit. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair the fallopian tubes in 98% of cases. The staff enjoys hearing these success stories from pregnancy reports which are shared on the message board. Part of our follow-up care after tubal reversal is recommending patients followtheir early pregnancies along with their local physician. We recommend monitoring early pregnancy with quantitative serum HCG (pregnancy hormone) test twice a week and scheduling a vaginal ultrasound exam when HCG level reaches 1500. When the HCG reaches 1500, a vaginal ultrasound exam should show a pregnancy within the uterus. If the ultrasound does not show a pregnancy within the uterus, patients may have to have a repeat HCG test and another vaginal ultrasound exam within 2 or 3 days. Sometimes the gestation sac may not be seen until HCG is about 2500 depending upon the quality of the ultrasound and the experience of the person performing the ultrasound examination. By following this early monitoring protocol our patients are able to detect a normal pregnancy at the earliest moment.

175) Memories of a Successful Tubal Reversal Surgery
Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith have performed more successful tubal reversals, resulting in the birth of more babies, than any other doctors in the world. This is one reason why women come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their fallopian tubes repaired. Other reasons include our low cost tubal reversals and detailed pregnancy statistics that document the success of our patients. A former patient of the center shares her story of driving through Chapel Hill with her now 2 year old tubal reversal baby and being thankful for having the opportunity to have more children.

176) Essure Reversal Surgery Is Possible
Essure is a birth control device available as an alternative to traditional tubal ligation methods. The Essure is a spring-like device inserted through the cervix and into the tubal openings using a small camera.The device expands to fill the tubal opening and causes scar tissue to form. The scarring from the Essure results in closure of the narrowest portion of the tubes as they travel through the uterine wall. Essure sterilization can be reversed, but the Essure insert cannot be simply pulled out because the scar formation seals the insert inside the tube. Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Monteith are performing tubal reimplantation procedures to reverse Essure sterilization. Tubal reimplantation provides a 30-50% chance of pregnancy success. Tubal reversal surgeries are performed 5 days a week. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the only medical facility exclusively dedicated to tubal ligation reversal.

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