Tubal Reversal Links

Links and quotes about tubal reversals from third-party sites.

The Southwest Center for Microsurgical Tubal Reversal

Tubalreversalpages.com

"About 10% of the women who choose the tubal ligation procedure later regret their decision, and many opt for a surgical procedure to reattach the tubes so that a pregnancy may be possible. "

Epigee.com Reproductive Health

"Women who have microsurgery done have a slightly higher success rate, with about 90% of women becoming pregnant within one year of the procedure. However, tubal ligation success rates tend to decline with a woman's age although they are still better than IVF pregnancy rates."

MayoClinic.Com

"During a tubal ligation reversal, the health care provider removes the blocked segment of the fallopian tube and reconnects the remainder of the fallopian tubes to allow pregnancy. If the tubal ligation reversal is successful, eggs are once again able to move to the uterus for fertilization and sperm are able to travel up the fallopian tubes to join the egg."

About.com Women's Health

More than 650,000 women undergo tubal ligation in the United States annually...What happens when circumstances change and a women decides that she really does want to become pregnant? Approximately six percent of women who originally decided that tubal ligation was the way to end their childbearing years will, within five years, decide that she does indeed want to experience pregnancy and the birth of a new baby.