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Your Personal Success Rate for Tubal Ligation Reversal

Mike Malone — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:32 +0000

Dr. Richard Levin – world renowned tubal microsurgeon and one of the top tubal reversal specialists – will talk to you about your personal success rate for tubal ligation reversal surgery. The support, personal attention and follow-up care that Dr. Richard Levin provides are examples of why he is thebest choice to make when selecting a surgeon for your Tubal Reversal. Among the top tubal microsurgeons in the world, he delivers one of the highest success rates at an affordable price in a world-class hospital environment. Dr. Levin will follow through with you after your surgery to make sure that your successful getting pregnant and monitor you through your first trimester free of charge. Dr. Levin and his staff are here to help you fulfill your dream of having a baby! www.babies-by-levin.com
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Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center (www.tubal-reversal.net) — Erin K., a mother and nurse, describes symptoms she developed after her tubal ligation, called Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome (PTLS). Her symptoms were relieved by tubal ligation reversal performed by Dr. Berger. Although many women experience adverse symptoms after a tubal ligation, many doctors discount the existence of PTLS. But in a study of over 300 women with Post Tubal Ligation symptoms, more than 90% reported relief after having their tubes untied at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
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Tubal Reversal Recovery

Mike Malone — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:41:43 +0000

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center (www.tubal-reversal.net) – Dr. Berger, Medical Director of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center during tubal reversal recovery checks on his patient one hour after her tubal ligation reversal procedure. Tubal reversal recovery is fast when tubal ligation reversal is performed by Dr. Berger
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www.tubal-reversal.net – Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center instructions for removing steri-strips 10 days after tubal ligation reversal. The steri-strips minimize tension on the skin as the incision heals to give a plastic surgery closure.
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Pregnant With Tubal Reversal Baby

Mike Malone — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:22:02 +0000

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center (www.tubal-reversal.net) — Erin K., tells Dr. Berger how the tubal reversal surgery he performed helped her become pregnant again after her tubal ligation. Erin’s decided to go to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center after finding the website and discovering that tubal reversal surgery there was not only less expensive but also outpatient surgery. She describes how the staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is dedicated and compassionate before, during and after her tubal reversal surgery.
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Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center (www.tubal-reversal.net) – Maragret and her husband meet with Dr. Gary Berger before and after her tubal reversal operation. She talks with Dr. Berger during her preop consultation and in the recovery room immediately after her tubes have been untied.
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Three Children After Tubal Ligation Reversal

Mike Malone — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:22:02 +0000

www.tubal-reversal.net — Dr. Berger talks with one of his tubal reversal patients about the three children she had after tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. She sayst it was the best surgery she has ever had. She experienced no pain, was running again a few days after surgery, and is happy now that she has completed her family now that she has three children after tubal ligation reversal.

www.tubal-reversal.net — Dr. Gary Berger specializes in tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to help families have children. As the only doctor in the country with a practice limited to tubal reversal surgery, Dr. Berger has dedicated his career to assisting women who have had a previous tubal ligation have more children. Listen as Dr. Berger discusses why this specialty is important to him and how he restores fertility through his one-hour, outpatient tubal reversal procedure.
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Tubal Reversal Center

Mike Malone — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:37:32 +0000

Tubal Reversal Center

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the only medical facility exclusively for tubal ligation reversal. Focusing on this single procedure is good for tubal reversal patients since they are cared for by professionals well versed in every aspect of the operation, as well as in preoperative counseling, postoperative care, and long term follow-up. The Center is the creation of Dr. Gary Berger, a reproductive surgeon who serves as the Medical Director. Dr. Berger specializes in and limits his practice to tubal reversal procedures.

The reversal procedure takes less than an hour as outpatient surgery. Because of the advanced surgical techniques that Dr. Berger has developed, patients recover in comfort within an hour or two. The cost of tubal reversal has been reduced to less than half the cost when this operation is performed in a hospital. A free video or DVD is offered on the website showing Dr. Berger’s operation that has been broadcast on Discovery and The Learning Channel.

The Center maintains a long term, follow-up patient database that tracks the pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes of all patients. Having performed over 5000 outpatient reversals, and with long term patient follow-up, Dr. Berger has provided data and statistics from the largest follow-up study of pregnancy results ever published. At this stage in his 30 year career, Dr. Berger has the most experience with tubal reversal surgery of any doctor worldwide.

Information about pregnancies can reviewed on the Weekly Pregnancy Report Forum of the Tubal Reversal Message Board. Additional details about these pregnancies are provided in New Pregnancy Announcements, and statistical analyses of pregnancy outcomes are shown in the Pregnancy Statistics pages of the Center’s website. Many patients also send testimonials about their pregnancies and babies.

Because of Dr. Berger’s experience, documented pregnancies rates, and low cost outpatient procedure, patients come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to from all over the world for their reversal procedures.

Gary S.Berger. Further information is available at Tubal reversal. The website ranks #1 in Google, Yahoo, and MSN organic search results because of the complete and accurate information provided about all aspects of tubal ligation reversal. In addition, Tubal Reversal Nurses are available 7 days a week to answer questions at (919) 968-4656 and (919) 656-8204

A new hope for mothers-Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center

Mike Malone — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:15:02 +0000

A new hope for mothers-Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center

Still wanting to have another baby after going through tubal ligation?

Tubal ligation is a process in which the fallopian tubes are cut off and sealed to promote female sterilization and to prevent women from getting pregnant.

Some women opt to undergo tubal ligation as one way of sensible family planning. On the other hand after these women go through tubal ligation they have come to a point wherein they realize that they want to have another pregnancy. Before we all know tubal ligation is a permanent procedure to avert pregnancy but a new innovation was developed by an American doctor in order to reverse this procedure.

One of the best doctors in the United States-Dr. Gary Berger, M.D.- have developed a tubal reversal microsurgery, which gives another chance for ligated mothers to have another baby. Dr. Berger has the answer to these hopeful women who wanted to get pregnant after tubal ligation. This tubal reversal surgery by Dr. Berger and his medical team provides 98% reversal of tied fallopian tubes to mothers. Two-thirds of Dr. Berger’s patients have successful pregnancy 10 months after going through tubal ligation reversal.

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If you want to know more on how this procedure works visit this website-

http://www.tubal-reversal.net/

www.tubal-reversal.net – Tubal ligation reversal patient’s ode to her unborn baby.
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Tubal Ligation Reversal How Long Before Pregnancy

Mike Malone — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:07:43 +0000

This is topic How Long Before Pregnancy after TR? in forum After Tubal Reversal at Tubal Reversal Message Board.

Women who chose Dr. Gary Berger as their tubal reversal doctor discuss how quickly they became pregnant after tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Many of the patients that have already posted a response received their first positive pregnancy test within 3 months of their tubal reversal surgery.

One patient posted that within 34 months of her tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger she had already given birth to two tubal reversal babies and is currently 6 months pregnant with her third tubal reversal baby! This is very encouraging to patients still planning their tubal reversal.

Posted by ChucksGirl (Member # 8875) on January 26, 2008 06:06 PM:

After tubal ligation reversal how long before pregnancy? I am interested to hear any and all reports about this.

Posted by PaulnJenn (Member # 10984) on January 26, 2008 06:19 PM:

Hey Chucksgirl-
It really doesn’t take long for some. I had my TR 11/19/07 and my first BFP on 12/30/07. Unfortunately, it ended on 01/14/08. BUT that was pretty quick for me and I am happy with knowing that it can happen.

I hope the more successful stories will chime in because there are quite a few!
GL!
Jenn

Posted by Michelle39 (Member # 11154) on January 26, 2008 07:29 PM:

Hi Chucksgirl, I had my tr 3/12/07 & 1st bfp 6/13/07 ended on 6/29/07 e/p. 2nd bfp 8/25/07 ended mc. 2nd hsg on 1/08/08 showed right tube wide opened & on 1/25/08 I just tested w/fact plus & it’s a BFP I’m thrilled & I’m going on monday to get my 1st hcg num.’s I just hope that they double & this one is a keeper!!! Did you get your tr yet? If you did when? Best of Luck and baby dust to all..Michelle

Posted by motherof2 (Member # 8207) on January 26, 2008 07:31 PM:

It took me 1yr & 4 months.

ME-34
DH-37
DD-18
DD-16
BFP- 1/4/08
EDD- 9/11/08

TR- 8/22/06
R- 7.0
L- 7.5

Posted by berta8133 (Member # 11188) on January 26, 2008 07:37 PM:

TR 7/23/07
3cm each side

BFP 9/12/07 (first cycle)
E/P 9/25/07

BFP 11/30/07
M/C 12/8/07

Currently TTC, hoping 3x a charm!!

Berta: 38

Posted by USMCMP Wife (Member # 9691) on January 26, 2008 07:56 PM:

Well the 1st time I got my 1st BFP was 2 months after my TR which was on May 2, 2006. I of course mc but then 2 months after that I got a BFP again w/twins and well we lost one of the twins in the beginning of the pg it observobed but on June 1, 2007 we had a healthy happy boy RJ who is now 7 months old and almost 24lbs. Also I am 41 years old I had him 2 days before my 41st bday.

Hugs,
Heidi & RJ

Posted by rkandlm (Member # 6776) on January 26, 2008 09:06 PM:

HI!

This is about me

Me 32
DH 42
DD 14
DS 11
DD 8
DS 2 (1st TR baby)
EDD 3-30-08 w/ TR baby #2

TL 9-99
TR 11-04
I got PG with 1st TR baby 1.5 months after TR.
I got PG with 2nd TR and we had only BD 1 time that month! (really busy month! HAHA)

That’s our story!
[Love] Lisa
EDD 3-30-08 with
TR baby #2….It’s a girl!

Posted by momto10 (Member # 11808) on January 26, 2008 09:13 PM:

Lisa, I love your story. It gives me hope. I just had my TR on the 17th and I am afraid to BD all this week. I am due to O on Tuesday. I’m afraid that it would raise the chances of tubal pregnancy, if my tubes were still swollen..

Gwen

Posted by khadija (Member # 7447) on January 26, 2008 09:57 PM:

It is different for many people. As for me it did not take long. I had my TR march 31 05 and TR#1 was born the same year in Dec. We got PG again right away with Tr #2 and he was born 13 months after the 1st one. I am now Pg with TR # 3 and she is due in May so if you add it up I had my TR 34 months ago and I have 2 babies and 6 months PG with # 3, so it does work. Wishing you the best. Feel free to ask me any questions.
Khadija

Posted by Theboysmomma (Member # 11342) on January 26, 2008 11:44 PM:

I had my TR done 11/21/07 and got pregnant the first time DH and i were together after surgery. Needless to say, we weren’t quite trying yet, it just happened. That pregnancy ended 12/31/07 in emergency surgery as an ovarian ectopic. We are currently trying again.

Katie-27
DD-10
DS-9
DS-7
DS-5

TL- 3/1/02
TR- 11/21/07
OVARIAN E\P- 12/31/07

Posted by momto10 (Member # 11808) on January 27, 2008 09:10 AM:

khadija, Thanks for sharing. Congratualtions! I love how many TR babies you have. I hope mine goes as well. I will be waiting to conceive until next month.

Does anyone have a count on the most births to one woman following a TR?

Gwen

Posted by mama12 (Member # 11260) on January 27, 2008 09:39 AM:

TR 10-15-07
MC 11-20-07
EP 12-14-07 lost right tube.
We will be trying again after another complete cycle. So in March.
Dr. said after all the trauma of MC and EP I need to wait. My body seriously needs a good long break. He said if I got preg in that next month after the tube removal, it would be a guarantee it wouldn’t go well. Anesthesia, pain meds it was all yucky stuff in my system, my organs being messed with repeatedly….
As you can see I was pregnant 2 weeks after TR.
IF I had to do it all again I would wait at very least a full complete 30 days to TTC and NOT after my 1st period. My first AF was 1 week after TR.
I would wait just to make sure the healing had been complete. The surgery is rough on the body. I still think if I would’ve waited things would’ve turned out better. I was kind of shocked to be BFP so fast. I was still weak and healing. It just wasn’t good for me at all. Basically we cut the stitches and BAM I was BFP.

My personal recommendation is to wait until you feel 100% healed, not good enough or kind of healed… Gwen the tube swelling is a concern I had too.
A full month, not your first AF or even 2 can make a world of difference I think. By 2 months you should be perfect. It’s just my opinion, we’ve been through hell so far TTC. I don’t want to repeat it. For me waiting is best.

I hate waiting, but I want to be sure everything is PERFECT in there!!

I think Miss Khadija is the most I’ve heard of with 3!!! You go girl!!! [Smile]
I can’t wait to be BFP again. Sigh… our wait time is going fast so it’s ok. [Smile]
1 month down, Feb to go. Then try in March!
Everybody is different, I guess it’s go with how you feel and how your body reacts to surgeries and trauma like that during your whole life.
My body likes to take it’s sweet time so I’m listening to it.

Posted by Terra (Member # 7122) on January 27, 2008 10:20 AM:

Hi!

This is about me

Me 36
DH 37
DS 13
DS 12
DS 5
TR 1/7/05
DD TR baby 2(today!)

We are all done now. DH has had a vasectomy. We decided 4 C-sections was enough. Best of luck in your journey!

Terra

Posted by debjim (Member # 8607) on January 27, 2008 10:42 AM:

I had my TR on 3/1/06 Last Af was in 7/06 and I got my BFP in Aug/06. My daughter is 9 months old.

Posted by nursejones72 (Member # 11878) on January 27, 2008 12:38 PM:

Khadija,
My name is Tessa and I was reading your post. You conceived twice without any complications and I think that is wonderful and I hope that is how it works for me. What are your tube lengths? I just had my TR on the 24th, do you think it is too soon to BD? My AF ended yesterday, so in about 6 days I will be ovulating. I am a little unsure if I should wait till after another AF or not. My DH says whatever I want to do, he is ready whenever I am ready. What do you suggest? I understand that the pregnancy outcomes are different for each. Thanks

Tessa

Posted by Gary S Berger MD (Member # 3) on January 27, 2008 01:40 PM:

First pregnancies after tubal reversal have occurred within weeks up to as long as 4 years. I believe that the most children reported to us so far after tubal reversal is four, but there are many women who have had two or three children since their reversals. In my next analysis of the Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Study for 2008, I will take a closer look at this and include information in the report in answer to the question about “tubal ligation reversal how long before pregnancy”.

Posted by Annjeana (Member # 10632) on January 27, 2008 01:52 PM:

Well it only took me about 6 weeks [Smile] I never even had a period after my TR. I was on AF durning TR and I have very long cycles So to my surprise on CD 68 and 8 DPO I got my BFP and now have a sweet little girl that is 5 weeks old.. I could not beleive that I got PG on my first cycle, it has not even been a year sense my TR and I already have a baby [Smile] Dr. Berger is AWESOME!
Angel

Posted by Gary S Berger MD (Member # 3) on January 27, 2008 03:07 PM:

The question that stimulated this message board discussion was an excellent one. The information about how long it takes to become pregnant after tubal reversal and how many babies patients have had after the reversal can be found by following the links to Pregnancy and Birth Testimonials and the New Pregnancies reports. There are thousands of individual pages of these, and it would take an enormous effort to go through all of these pages on our website. That is why I do a yearly statistical analysis of our patient database and prepare a Tubal Reversal Study Pregnancy Report.

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Ladies Announce They Are Pregnant This Week After Undergoing Tubal Reversal Surgery

Mike Malone — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:54:13 +0000

Congratulations to the 11 ladies who announced their pregnanciest this week after undergoing Tubal Reversal Surgery with Dr. Gary Berger. Although tubal reversal is not right for everyone, Dr. Berger can successfully repair the fallopian tubes in 98% of women who have had a tubal ligation, regardless of the type of sterilization procedure. Over two-thirds of Dr. Berger’s patients become pregnant in an average of 10 months after their reversal procedure.

This is topic Pregnancy Report for 2/16/08 to 2/22/08 in forum Weekly Pregnancy Reports at Tubal Reversal Message Board.

Posted by Sarah Meacham, RN (Member # 9766) February 22, 2008 04:53 PM:

Age DOS Type of Ligation Tube Lengths

33 2/28/07 Falope rings 6.0cm/5.5cm
35 10/12/05 lig/res/caut 5.5cm/3.0cm
33 6/27/05 lig/res/caut 7.5cm/6.0cm
37 2/3/06 bipolar cautery 5.0cm/4.5cm
29 9/7/07 lig/res 5.0cm/6.5cm
29 3/1/07 lig/res/caut 5.5cm/3.5cm
36 11/27/07 Hulka clips 7.0cm/8.0cm
29 11/6/07 Filshie clips 7.0cm/7.5cm
33 7/16/07 Falope rings 4.5cm/4.5cm
40 5/31/07 Hulka clip 7.0cm
34 1/8/04 bipolar cautery 4.0cm

Congrats to everyone this week and don’t forget to check out the Pregnancy Announcements for more details!

Sarah

Posted by mamasoup8 (Member # 11212) February 22, 2008 05:10 PM:

Congrats and have a happy and healthy 9 months!!!

Posted by Sweetpea (Member # 2742) February 22, 2008 05:51 PM:

WAHOO! Another great list….CONGRATS ladies!

Posted by Lori H (Member # 10104) February 22, 2008 06:02 PM:

congrats!!!!!!! I wish all of you a happy nine months.

Posted by donnavan (Member # 12094) February 23, 2008 07:04 PM:
Awesome to see so many I wish you all a healthy Nine months God Bless you all. I so hope I get Preg soon after my TR.. My husband is so so so excited.This will be his first and I have three but they are all teenagers and have their own life even though he loves them so much they are still not going to call him daddy so that would be such a wonderful moment.. so glad this message board his here I am having so much fun reading and learning everything.. God Bless you all

Posted by hopefulin2008 (Member # 11297) February 23, 2008 11:18 PM:

Congratulations Ladies! Wishing you all a happy and healthy nine months. Jennifer in NC

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Chapel Hill Surgeon Completes First Tubal Reversal Fellowship

Mike Malone — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:21:56 +0000

CHAPEL HILL – Dr. Charles W. Monteith completed the first tubal reversal fellowship offered at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. This is the only known fellowship of its kind.

Dr. Gary S. Berger, medical director and world-renowned tubal reversal surgeon, presented the certificate of completion in a private ceremony at the Chapel Hill center.

Monteith began his fellowship training in January 2008, and has assisted in more than 100 tubal reversal procedures under the guidance of Dr. Berger.

“Dr. Monteith’s experience as a gynecologic surgeon and his dedication to achieving the best patient care made him the ideal physician to complete this fellowship program,” said Berger. “He is the first doctor ever to be certified in outpatient tubal ligation reversal surgery. And I welcome him as a colleague at the Tubal Reversal Center.”

As a tubal reversal specialist, Monteith plans to keep tubal reversal surgery a viable option for women wanting to have another baby after tubal ligation surgery.

“I am very fortunate to have been invited into and accepted by the staff and family of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center,” Monteith said. “I feel like I have arrived home.”

Dr. Monteith graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University in Louisiana. He attended medical school at the University of California at San Francisco where he received a Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellowship used to conduct research in molecular genetics.

After completing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he accepted a clinical assistant professor position with the department of obstetrics and gynecology in 2001. He also served as assistant professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Wake Medical Hospital in Raleigh for seven years where he practiced high-risk obstetrics and advanced surgical gynecology.

To learn more about Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, visit www.tubal-reversal.net.

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Contact information:
Lisa Hourmouzis, RN
919.968.4656 office
252.339.2322 mobile
LisaH@tubal-reversal.net

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Mike Malone — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:20:30 +0000

Choosing A Tubal Reversal Doctor

“How do I choose a doctor?” Considering the number of choices, it is one of the most important questions to consider before you move forward with planning your tubal reversal surgery. Training, experience, availability, and patient support can vary greatly between doctors and facilities. To help you feel fully informed in your decision, here is a list of questions to ask when considering how to choose a doctor to perform your surgery and the types of responses you should expect.

Question #1: What credentials does the doctor have that demonstrate expertise in tubal reversal surgery?

Answer: You can check on line to see if the doctor is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons. Doctors with both of these credentials are recognized by their peers as experts with the training and experience best suited for tubal reversal surgery. Dr. Berger is a member of both groups and has written dozens of articles on tubal reversal surgery.

Question #2: How many tubal ligation reversals has the doctor performed?

Answer: The more experience the doctor has, the better! Dr. Berger performs 4 tubal reversals everyday, 5 days a week. Having performed more than 5000 tubal ligation reversals, Dr. Berger has the most experience with this outpatient procedure of any reproductive surgeon in the world. Patients come to him from across the US and abroad to have their tubes repaired. He is considered by many to be the best tubal reversal doctor.

Question #3: Does the doctor perform tubal reversals on an outpatient basis?

Answer: The answer to this question should be “yes”, since outpatient surgery not only reduces cost but also avoids risks of hospitalization, such as possible infection with hospital acquired bacteria.

Question #4: What are the doctor’s success rates following tubal reversal surgery, based on the patient’s age and type of tubal ligation?

Answer: The answer to this question should be based on accurate statistical data. If you are 40 and had a monopolar tubal coagulation, you do not want to be quoted the success rate for 23 year olds with tubal ligation by Hulka clips. Ask for information about the outcomes of surgery for women in your age group and with your method of tubal ligation. Ask to see the statistics that the doctor has regarding his patients’ outcomes. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center they keep an extensive information database and can give you detailed statistics about pregnancy rates for our patients taking into account age, tubal ligation method, and many other factors. A weekly pregnancy report is also provided on the Tubal Reversal Message Board. In addition, Dr. Berger has completed the most comprehensive study done to date of tubal reversal surgery and its resulting outcomes, showing that for the majority of women who have undergone a tubal ligation procedure and decide later they would like to have more children, tubal reversal surgery is a better option than in vitro fertilization (IVF). At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, they are committed to providing accurate and up to date information.

Question #5: How long does tubal reversal surgery normally take?

Answer: Tubal reversal performed by Dr. Berger usually takes less than an hour. Minimizing operating time is important, since longer anesthesia and surgery times are associated with increased complication rates and recovery from surgery.

Question #6: Is it better to have my tubal reversal in an outpatient center or a hospital?

Answer: Chapel Hill Surgical Center is a state of the art facility dedicated to tubal reversal surgery and is licensed by the Division of Facility Services of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.Personalized care is easier to ensure in this small private setting than in a large hospital. They have a higher clinical staff to patient ratio than in a hospital, and can concentrate all of their attention on the safety and comfort of tubal reversal patients. The nurses at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have all obtained certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and the anesthesiologists are board certified, which means you will receive the best care possible – and all in the comfort and privacy of the outpatient setting. Hundreds of patient testimonials provide details of the commitment Dr. Berger and his staff have made to patient safety and comfort.

Question #7: What is the expected recovery time following tubal reversal?

Answer: Although everyone recovers at a different rate, most patients are able to return to work and other normal activities within 5 to 10 days. Dr. Berger allows patients to begin trying to conceive as soon as they have a period following surgery.

Question #8: Will you be following up with me to assist me when I have questions or concerns following my tubal reversal? Will there be any charges for my follow-up care?

Answer: Dr. Berger and the nursing staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center will be available for on-going support and information to help you conceive as well as to monitor your early pregnancy.There is no additional cost for this follow-up care.

Julia Smith, RN

Nurse Administrator

Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center

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