About 650,000 women have tube ligation in the United States per year, thus ending their ability to have children. What occurs when circumstances change and she determines that she really does want to become pregnant? Close To six in every hundred of women who earlier determined that tube ligation was needed, within a few years, decide that to become prgnant and give birth to a new infant.Several parameters play a key role in the success rate of tubal ligation reversal. These are:# type of tubal ligation reversal procedure originally used# the age of the woman at the time of tubal ligation reversal, women over 40 should discuss the chances of success with their health care provider before undergoing tubal ligation reversal# the extent of tissue damage caused by the original tubal ligation procedure is directly related to the possible success of tube reversal. Women who may be successful with tube ligation reversal are those whose tubal ligations included either the removal of a tiny segment of the fallopian tubes, or those in whom tube ligation was accomplished by rings or clips placed around the tubes to stop ova released during the ovulation cycle from traveling through the fallopian tubes to the uterus.
The chances of success with their health care provider
August 29th, 2010 | Health and Fitness