Sunday 26 August 2018

Tubal Reversal Surgery And What The Procedure Involves

By Gregory Kelly


Tubal ligation is the procedure which is used in restoring fertility in women who had tubal ligation. The procedure of tubal ligation involves blockage or cutting of Fallopian tubes in order to prevent pregnancy from occurring. For the reversal procedure, there will be re-connection of segments that were blocked to remaining sections of the Fallopian tubes. When it comes to tubal reversal surgery, it is important to clearly understand what the procedure involves.

The reversal treatment is done so that a woman can get pregnant without having to go through other medical procedures. It is not however ideal for all women. There are factors that the doctor will consider to know whether it will work successfully. The factors that determine rate of success include extent of damage of the Fallopian tubes, type of tubal ligation that one had, the remaining length of tubes and age of the individual.

The success rate will be increased for people with large portions of healthy Fallopian tubes. In addition to that, it will be much better for individuals who had the procedure done using clips or rings as compared to those those had it done through burning. One should also expect a number of risks. In the first place, there are women that will not be able to get pregnant after surgery. This is mostly because probability of success depends on factors like age.

There are other complications like infections, bleeding and scarring of the Fallopian tube. For some women, there will be an increased probability of having ectopic pregnancy. This is what what happens when after fertilization the egg gets implanted outside of the uterus. The embryo will be implanted within the Fallopian tubes. The complications and risks should be discussed before the procedure can be started.

The reversal surgery can be done as an outpatient or inpatient procedure. The doctor will use a laparoscopic equipment to make very small incisions within the abdomen. After the incisions are made, the tubes get reattached. The laparoscopic equipment used are very small tubes which are attached to tiny cameras and several other surgical equipment. The doctor will remove blocked fragments before attempting to repair the tubes through the use of very tiny stitches.

After the treatment is done, one is able to resume normal activities gradually. This could take a couple of weeks. The stitches that are used dissolve and never need to be removed. A patient should ask the doctor when the follow up appointment will be required. The rates of success will be varied from one individual to another.

Before you decide to go for the tubal ligation reversal, you need to know what it will cost. Insurance does not cater for the costs in many cases. Generally, you should expect to part with some several thousand dollars, which includes cost of surgery and tests that will be required.

In vitro fertilization is the alternative to tubal reversal. With the IVF procedure, a women will have their eggs fertilized externally by a sperm. After fertilization, the embryo gets implanted in the womb. It is an option that works well for women that have failed to get pregnant after tubal reversal.




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