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Dr. Berger recommends use of ovulation predictor kits as an aid to trying to conceive after tubal reversal surgery. These simple urine test strips are used for a week in the middle of the menstrual cycle. They test for the presence of lutenizing hormone (LH) which is an indicator that ovulation will take place within 12-36 hours. Once the test strip shows a positive, intercourse should take place daily for 3 days during this fertile period of the woman’s cycle.

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A patient on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board posts the results of her HCG levels and ultrasound exam. Members of the message board as well as staff members from Dr. Berger’s office encourage her to follow the early pregnancy protocol that Dr. Berger recommends his patients follow once they have a positive pregnancy test. Not only does Dr. Berger give out very detailed information regarding tubal reversal surgery, he also educates his patients about early pregnancy monitoring once they get a positive pregnancy test so that they can determine at the earliest point where the pregnancy is located. Dr. Berger’s care and devotion to his patients is just one reason that women from all over the US and other countries choose to have him perform their tubal reversal procedure.

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When I went to the Wikepedia page about Tubal Reversal, I came upon this sentence. This delicate surgery is best performed by a reproductive surgeon with specialized training and experience in the techniques of tubal ligation reversal.
This describes perfectly what I observed in our operating room today. During a tubal reversal procedure, Dr. Berger was faced with unexpected results from our patient’s prior surgery. The outcome looked bleak, but Dr Berger’s training and years of experience gave him the edge. I was amazed as I watched him create a beautiful, functional tube and fimbria out of what appeared to be a hopeless situation. Instead of two tubal segments, this patient had three. The third segment consisted of only fragments of the fimbria that could not be attached. The remaining length was good. On the other side was a short and very fibrotic tube with no opening at all into the uterus, but a healthy fimbrial segment. Any normal surgeon would have quit, but Dr. Berger used his many years and used the good fimbria segment from one side and connected it to the tubal segments on the other side that had no fimbria. Now this patient has one long, healthy tube with fimbria. It just a miracle!! This patient has just left the Tubal Reversal Center to finish recovering at the hotel. She and her husband left filled with hope, realistic hope. They realize their circumstance is unusual and if hadn’t been for the experience and fortitude of Dr. Berger and his OR team they wouldn’t have been so lucky. Training and experience truly do make all the difference in the world! 

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Posted by MitziMay
Amen to that!

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Posted by steelergirl7
That is an amazing story. Brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy for this patient and wish them all the luck.

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Posted by jami
AWESOME!!!!!!

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Posted by JerseyCouple:
That’s such a nice story. I bet she will get a sticky BFP in no time!
-Lori

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Posted by steelergirl7
Pam,
I really wanted to thank you for what you posted.
I was having a really rough 2 days, worrying about what kind of TL I had and worried that it wont be a successful TR. I am scheduled for 7-31 and I am so excited. After reading what you wrote put my fears into perspective, I actually printed it out and placed in on my bathroom mirror so that I can be reminded of the extrodinary work Dr. B does.
Thanks
Sharon

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Posted by pam mills
Sharon,
I am so glad my post helped ease your fears. Have a safe trip to Chapel Hill and I will look forward to meeting you then.
Pam Mills, CRNA

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Posted by jenn5
That is wonderful!!!

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Posted by ace67
yeah for dr berger and the chapel hill staff!!!
andrea

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Posted by Eric’sGirl
Hope she finds your post… and keeps us all updated on her journey.
It gives me a little bit of hope… I too am one of those that may not be able to be put together.
I have told EVERYONE…
If there is anyone that can do it… it is ONLY Dr. Berger!!
What an amazing human being!!!!
Thank you… ALL OF YOU… from all of us!!!
Chrissy

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Posted by babyz07
Dr Berger and the Chapel hill staff are Angles from above. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t begin to tell you how different you will find your experience at Chapel Hill! Coming up with the funds for the surgery was very difficult for us as well but truly worth every penny.

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A member from the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board is trying to connect with other women in her area who want to make the trip to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for surgery with Dr. Berger. The message board offers women a place to ask questions, post information, and to develop friendships with other women who are in similar situations. Patients come from all over the world to have surgery with Dr. Berger. Dr. Berger has perfected tubal reversal microsurgery into a one-hour surgical procedure.

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At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the close coordination between the surgical and anesthesia teams makes tubal reversal surgery the safest and most comfortable surgery that is possible. Performing 4 tubal reversal operations together every day, 5 days a week, is unique in the medical field and is one of the factors that makes the tubal reversal experience at Chapel Hill truly exceptional.

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The Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center gets asked a lot about HSG by women after tubal reversal surgery. They are questioning whether their tubes are really open, regardless of the checking Dr. Berger does during the surgery, and want to do this procedure. However, there are concerns about this being done too quickly.

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Carol, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board members, asks other ladies to share their age and FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) levels because she would like to discuss trying to conceive after age 35 and the importance of FSH when trying to achieve pregnancy. An FSH serum assay on cycle day 3 can determine if a woman has a good number of healthy eggs left in her ovaries. An elevated FSH level indicates a reduction in the quantity of eggs. A normal or low FSH level shows that there is a good reservoir of eggs for future ovulations. Carol had tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger in April 2008 and is optimistic that she will be able to conceive a pregnancy since her FSH was low (less than 2) and her tube lengths after surgery were 6.5 cm and 7. 0cm.

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Press Release February 18, 2008 – Physician joins practice of Gary S. Berger, M.D. at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.

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Jennifer M. posts this message on the Tubal Reversal Message Board, “I cannot thank you all enough for the amazing work that you do. I delivered my second tubal reversal baby, a precious little girl. Miss Sophia Jeanne joins her three older brothers and my first TR baby, her older sister Olivia Jane, to make five children total for my husband and myself. Without the work that you all do I would never have been able to conceive my girls and truly feel like my family is complete. They are such an amazing addition to our family that none of us can imagine not having them. I know that you hear thank you often, and please know that they are all sincere. You all are extremely special in the work that you do because you not only heal your patients physical symptoms, but you all help to make dreams come true. How many other doctors can say that. Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping me make my dreams come true.”

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