Saturday, August 25, 2018

Understanding The Process Of Tubal Reversal Surgery

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 treatment is done so that women are able to get pregnant without them having to consider other medical treatments. It should however be noted that it is not ideal for all people and there are factors that will affect its success. Some of the factors which will be considered are the length of the tubes that remaining, body mass index and age of the individual, extent of Fallopian tube damage and the type of tubal ligation that was used.

The level of success will be more for those who still have a large portion of healthy Fallopian tubes. Also, it is better in people who had the procedure originally done using rings or clips and not those in who it was through burning to close it off. There are a number of risks that the procedure comes with. For once, it is possible that one might be unable to get pregnant after treatment. This is because success rate depends on age and other factors.

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.

Tubal ligation reversal can be done as either an outpatient or inpatient procedure. For the procedure, a doctor uses laparoscopic equipment for making tiny incisions on the abdomen. This is followed by reattachment of the tubes. The laparoscopic equipment are small tubes that are attached to small cameras and other surgical equipment. There will then be the removal of blocked fragments and an attempt by the doctor to repair the tubes using tiny stitches.

After the procedure is complete, the patient is able to gradually resume normal activities. They will be required to wait for a number of weeks. There will be no need to remove the stitches because they are tiny and dissolve over time. You will need to know when the follow up treatment is needed. Probability of success varies from one person 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.

An alternative to tubal ligation reversal is IVF, which is in vitro fertilization. This involves taking the egg of a woman and having it fertilized with a sperm. The fertilization happens outside the womb. After fertilization, the egg will be placed within the womb.




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