Even though Tubal Ligation procedure is considered as a permanent birth control, there are some possibilities to reverse the procedure and become pregnant. Not all women who had Tubal Ligation procedure have the same chance. There are several factors that determined the success of the Tubal Ligation Reversal procedure.

On average over half a million women in United States decided to undergo Tubal Ligation procedure every year. Among those, about 6% would want to have Tubal Ligation Reversal because they regret their decision.

What it is?
Tubal Ligation Reversal is a surgical procedure to reverse the Tubal Ligation procedure. In the nutshell, tubal ligation procedure is a sterilization surgery for woman who wants to stop the eggs in the ovary to travel into the uterus. Click this for more information about tubal ligation.

Why Tubal Ligation Reversal?
Tubal Ligation procedure might not be the best choice for everyone. Depending on the age and other medical complication, woman might want to take on the alternative procedures such as Birth Control Implant, Endometrial Ablation and Intrauterine Device (IUD). Many young women tend to regret having Tubal Ligation procedure within 5 years after the surgery. The common reasons include getting into a new relationship and the loss of a child.

Like any other surgical procedures, there are risks associated with Tubal Ligation procedure. These risks can be categorized into 2 risks as followed:

Surgical risks
During Tubal Ligation surgery, if bleeding occurs and this would increase the chance of getting an infection. There are chances that the surgical instruments might cause unintentional injury to your surrounding internal organs such as perforation of the intestine and pulmonary embolism. You should consult with your surgeon before the surgery. Ask for more information on the specific procedure that you would have.

What is Tubal Ligation?

Tubal Ligation is a female sterilization surgical procedure, in which the woman's tubes are cut off, blocked or tied in order to stop the eggs in the ovary to travel to the uterus. In layman term, it means "getting your fallopian tubes tied". Thus it will prevent the male sperm to fertilize the eggs. Although Tubal Ligation is considered as a permanent type of sterilization, it is possible to reverse the procedure using Tubal Ligation Reversal surgery.