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.
There is times when Tubal Ligation Reversal is not regretted because of the need to have another child, but rather because of the Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome. It is common side effect after undergoing the Tubal Ligation procedure. The complications include irregular menstrual cycles, Tubal Pregnancy and pelvic pain.
What is the procedure like?
The procedure involves a microsurgery to reattach the two sections of the fallopian tubes together. Patients are normally put under general anesthesia. The success rate of the reversal procedure depends on how the Tubal Ligation was done. The best case of success is when those two parts of the fallopian tubes have identical diameter.
How long does it normally take?
On most cases, the Tubal Ligation Reversal procedure takes about one to three hours depending on the patient condition and the surgeons’ experience. For some cases, a hospital overnight stay maybe required. The less time it takes for the operation means the faster recovery time for the patient. Generally the recovery time takes anytime from three to six weeks.
