Tubal Ligation Reversal News

Daily news updates about tubal ligation reversal from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the only medical facility exclusively for tubal reversal surgery.

Newsworthy topics from the Tubal Reversal Message Board are now also available in the Tubal Reversal News Archives.

My Journey to Tubal Reversal With Dr. Berger
"My journey to Dr. Berger began on May 29, 2007, the day my youngest son, was born. I knew in my heart I did not want my tubes tied, but because of 2 very life threatening pregnancies, we decided it would be best to have a tubal ligation. But then life became all too real to me on July 30, 2007 when I lost my youngest son, only 2 months and 1 day after he was born." Lisa R.

Tubal Implantations Done at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
Tubal implantation accounts for 1% of tubal reversal procedures performed by Dr.Gary Berger and Dr.Charles Monteith at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Implantation of the fallopian tube is inserting the tube through a new opening into the uterus. A message board member asks, "Why are my chances of getting pregnant off of my side that is implanted so low? I would think that it would be good not to have an inscision in the middle of the tube, and it would be perfectly clear. Is it because of the statistics that you have are of maybe older women and shorter implanted tube? I am just confused as to how it makes such a difference." The information regarding pregnancy rates after tubo-uterine implantation is based both on historical observation and on our pregnancy statistics at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. An implantation is a much more involved surgical procedure (many doctors who do not have extensive experience with tubal repair surgery will not even attempt this for their patients) and, as such, there is a higher chance of surgical scarring resulting in tubal closure.

Support Found On Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board
The Tubal Reversal Message Board is a public service offered by Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. It is a place for prospective, current and past patients of Dr. Gary Berger and Dr.Charles Monteith to get support, information, and share opinions with other women and our staff about tubal reversal surgery. The Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board has been online since January 2002 and has a total of over 11,000 registered members from all over the US and the world. They have posted over 337,000 messages. This volume of membership and posting indicates how widespread interest is about tubal reversal surgery. Anyone who has had a tubal reversal procedure performed by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, or who is planning on having a reversal procedure in the future, will find the Tubal Reversal Message Board to be an excellent resource.

Tubal Reversal Surgery Over The Age Of 40
A new blog on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website discusses the risks of pregnancy over age 40 and focuses on women who have successfully undergone tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith. Many women age 40 and over come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their tubes untied and it is encouraging to see how many of these women have delivered healthy babies. The information in the blog is pertinent to all women trying for pregnancy, especially those who have undergone reverse tubal ligation. Dr. Berger has conducted the largest study to date on the outcomes of tubal reversal surgery.

Now You Can Feel Comfortable Following Tubal Reversal Surgery
A patient who is scheduled to have her tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center wonders whether a TENS unit will be used to help with pain control following her tubal reversal procedure. Dr. Gary Berger responds with information about the changes that have been made over the past few years and why the TENS unit is no longer used at Chapel hill tubal Reversal Center. With the improvements in local anesthetic techniques used during the surgery, Dr. Berger has found that most patients do not need a TENS unit. In fact, on a scale of 0 - 10 (with zero being no pain at all) most patients who have a reverse tubal ligation at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center report a discomfort level of 2.2 and this discomfort is easily controlled with the medications provided to each patient. Other women who have undergone tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger also respond that the discomfort following surgery is minimal.

Getting the Facts From the Tubal Reversal Experts About Having Tubes Untied
A new member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board considers asks what is involved in having her fallopian tubes untied and the success rate at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The reverse tubal ligation procedure developed by Dr. Berger takes only 1 hour under anesthesia, has the highest pregnancy rates documented in medical studies, and is offered at the lowest cost. Other message board members welcome her and respond to her post by point her in the right direction regarding where to find the information on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website.

The Friendliest and Most Professional Tubal Reversal Team
Monique T. comments on the Tubal Reversal Message Board about today's preoperative consult with Dr. Monteith and staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. She reports, "The consult was great. Everyone was fabulous! From the moment we walked in the staff exuded kindness! We are very exited and looking forward to tomorrow." Comments like these are commonplace at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, where every member of the team cares for each patient with personal attention, kindness, respect, and outstanding professionalism. This is one of the reasons why patients travel from all around the world to have their tubal ligations reversed at the premier medical facility for tubal ligation reversal.

After Tubal Reversal: Risks Of Pregnancy In Older Women In Second Trimester
This is part two of an article written by the tubal reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center dedicated to women over the age of 40 who desire natural pregnancy. This article discusses the later risks of pregnancy to women of advanced maternal age.

Choosing Names For Your Tubal Reversal Baby
Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board discuss choosing names for their tubal reversal babies who are to be born in the next weeks and months. This is one of the myriad of ways that patients of the most popular tubal reversal doctors, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, interact and support each other on the Tubal Reversal Message Board. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the only facility in the United States that is dedicated solely to the specialty of tubal ligation reversal. It is unique in this regard, and also because of the low cost tubal reversals performed there. Women come from all over the world to have their tubes untied by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith. Tubal reversal surgery enables these women to conceive naturally and has a higher pregnancy rate and a higher birth rate than the alternative treatment of IVF.

Preparing for Tubal Reversal Surgery
Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board discuss taking prenatal vitamins as they prepare for Tubal Reversal Surgery at Chapel Hill. Patients come to North Carolina from across the US and abroad to have their tubes repaired by the most experienced tubal reversal surgeon in the world. Chapel Hill Surgical Center has prepared a great deal of information on what to expect and what to bring when you come for surgery. Our mission is to provide patients with accurate, detailed information so that their tubal reversal journey is a positive experience from start to finish.

How to Save Money for Tubal Ligation Reversal
Members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss the various ways they have been able to save up in order to have their tubal reversals at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Tax refunds, supplemented by a low interest credit card, reenlistment bonuses for military families, using reward points from bank cards and sky miles, plus a waitressing job after hours are some of the creative ways these women have found to finance their reverse tubal ligations. Fortunately, the low cost tubal reversal options make the surgery affordable for most people at the premier center for tubal reversal surgery.

Doctors Directory - Listing OB/GYN and Infertility Practices
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has teamed up with selected physician practices in both obstetrics/gynecology and infertility across the United States. These practices are available to provide assistance with pregnancy counseling, prenatal care, health exams, and evaluation and treatment of infertility. We have listed four practices from Viginia and will be adding more.

Positive Pregnancy Test After Tubal Reversal Surgery
Two members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss their positive pregnancy tests after having tubal reversals by Dr. Monteith at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Reversing tubal ligations with Dr. Berger or Dr. Monteith offer higher pregnancy success rates for women with tied tubes versus IVF. Tubal ligation reversal surgery offers an opportunity to achieve a pregnancy with each cycle instead of just one medicated cycle that IVF requires.

Am I A Candidate For Tubal Ligation Reversal?
It is not always easy for women to know how their tubes were sterilized. Both Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to offer tubal reversal success and pregnancy after tubal ligation reversals for women with tied tubes. Many women are able to obtain records from having their tubes tied. This is not required at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, since Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair sterilized tubes 98% of the time regardless of the method of tubal ligation.

Tubal Reversals Video
Tubal reversals are becoming increasingly popular as a way to start a second family or have additional children for any reason after a tubal ligation. This video explains the process that make tubal reversals safe and cost-effective as outpatient surgery. The video shows the techniques that Dr. Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center uses to keep patients from having postoperative pain after their tubal reversals.

Tubal Reversal Procedure Is Possible After a Fimbriectomy
Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss tubal reversal surgery after the fimbria from the fallopian tubes have been removed during tubal sterilization. Both Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to successfully perform a salpingostomy to recreate the fimbria of the fallopian tubes after tubes have been tied if good tubal lengths remain. Contact Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for your free nursing consults to see if you are a candidate for tubal reversal surgery.

Tubal Reversal Patient In Awe Of Beautiful Baby
Exactly one year ago, Tracy and Craig L. were in Chapel Hill for their tubal reversal surgery. Today they are looking at their beautiful 10-week-old baby girl, Gia. Women with tied tubes come from all over the world to have their tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Both Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are successful in reversing tied tubes 98% of the time. Tubal reversal patients are able to get pregnant as early as one month after tubal reversal surgery.

Tubal Reversal Patients Discuss How to Know When They Ovulate
Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss using ovulation predictor kits (OPKs)to determine when they ovulate after tubal reversal surgery. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith recommend using an ovulation predictor kit to determine the time of maximum fertility for conceiving after having your tubes untied. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are successful at reversing 98% of women's tubes after their tubes have been tied. These tubal reversal doctors advise that using OPKs is helpful both to confirm that ovulation is occurring and to know when it occurs, since this is the most fertile time in a woman's cycle.

What You Should Know About Exercising After Tubal Reversal Surgery
At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith - the most experienced tubal reversal doctors - inform their patients to wait 4 weeks before doing abdominal crunches, sit-ups, or lifting over 15 pounds following surgery to untie their tubes. All other exercise and activity can be done as soon after surgery as each person feels comfortable. Woman reversing their tubal ligation do not have to wait any specific period of time to try to conceive, and some become pregnant as early as the first month after their tubal reversal procedure.

Is There Hope for Pregnancy More Than 2 Years After Tubal Ligation Reversal?
After a tubal ligation reversal, pregnancy can occur at any time. Most women conceive within 6-12 months after the tubal reversal, but some don't become pregnant until later. This Tubal Reversal Message Board topic discusses pregnancies occurring more than 2 years after reversal surgery. Several message board members post about their delayed pregnancies after having their tubes untied by Dr. Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The record for a first pregnancy after the surgery is 5 years and delivery of the baby on her 6th year anniversary at age 40 from her reverse tubal operation.

I Feel Whole Again After My Tubal Reversal
Dr. Gary Berger, a tubal reversal doctor at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, receives messages from his patients about how they feel after having their tubes untied. Carolyn C. writes, "I was your 2nd TR patient last Tuesday morning. I wanted to take a moment and say thank you for giving me a chance to feel better. I am doing well and looking forward to enjoying my children to the fullest, instead of worrying about not feeling well. Already I feel 'whole' again as a woman. I'm 'put back together' again."

Tubal Reversals Give Women The option To Expand Their Families
Women now have the option to have another baby after having their tubal ligation reversed at chapel hill tubal reversal center. A member of the chapel hill tubal reversal message board discusses the possiblity of planning for another child. This type of decision was made possible by the fact that she had her tubal ligation reversed by Dr. Berger, a tubal reversal surgeon at chapel hill tubal reversal center. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are tubal reversal surgeon who specialize only in tubal reversals at chapel hill tubal reversal center.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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Tubal Ligation Reversal News

Daily news updates about tubal ligation reversal from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the only medical facility exclusively for tubal reversal surgery.

Call a Tubal Reversal Nurse for a free consultation - (919) 968-4656

Call a Tubal Reversal Nurse
for a free consultation -
(919) 968-4656