Pregnancy Statistics – What’s Best after Your Tubal Ligation Procedure
Becoming pregnant again is the goal of many women after a tubal ligation procedure. What these women want to know is the pregnancy statistics associated with the available options to do so. With this information, these women can then decide which alternative to choose.
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board posts “I was a member here several years ago. I had my reversal done by Dr. Berger 3 years ago. I had all but given up hope but now I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant at the age of 44!” Many times women age 40 or over who have had tubal ligation are encouraged to undergo IVF with donor egg due to their age. Tubal Reversal surgery with Dr. Berger gives women of any age the chance to conceive a child naturally. In a study performed by Dr. Berger, pregnancy rates after tubal reversal were higher than after IVF within every age group. Similarly, birth rates were higher after tubal reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center than after IVF for women of all ages and the differences increased with increasing maternal age.
I’d say no.
Both studies have been published recently. The first one is published in Mumbai, India, and the second in Maryland, USA. I don’t propose to discuss the Indian study, as despite showing an increased risk, the authors conclude that due to the limitations of the study and the possibility of selection bias they could not form any definite conclusions, so they opted to recommend further research. But the Maryland study is worth looking at.
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board posts “I was a member here several years ago. I had my reversal done by Dr. Berger 3 years ago. I had all but given up hope but now I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant at the age of 44!” Many times women age 40 or over who have had tubal ligation are encouraged to undergo IVF with donor egg due to their age. Tubal Reversal surgery with Dr. Berger gives women of any age the chance to conceive a child naturally. In a study performed by Dr. Berger, pregnancy rates after tubal reversal were higher than after IVF within every age group. Similarly, birth rates were higher after tubal reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center than after IVF for women of all ages and the differences increased with increasing maternal age.
I’d say no.
Both studies have been published recently. The first one is published in Mumbai, India, and the second in Maryland, USA. I don’t propose to discuss the Indian study, as despite showing an increased risk, the authors conclude that due to the limitations of the study and the possibility of selection bias they could not form any definite conclusions, so they opted to recommend further research. But the Maryland study is worth looking at.
A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board posts “I was a member here several years ago. I had my reversal done by Dr. Berger 3 years ago. I had all but given up hope but now I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant at the age of 44!” Many times women age 40 or over who have had tubal ligation are encouraged to undergo IVF with donor egg due to their age. Tubal Reversal surgery with Dr. Berger gives women of any age the chance to conceive a child naturally. In a study performed by Dr. Berger, pregnancy rates after tubal reversal were higher than after IVF within every age group. Similarly, birth rates were higher after tubal reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center than after IVF for women of all ages and the differences increased with increasing maternal age.