Vasectomy Reversal TipsMy Tips on Vasectomy Reversal

by seomul Evans

A vasectomy reversal will cost you many times more than the original procedure. The reversal surgery is conducted with the aim to restore fertility and the price of the procedure will vary depending on the clinic you approach, the state that you live in, the experience of the doctor and the staff in conducting such procedures and your medical condition. Another thing to consider is the fact that unlike the vasectomy surgery, your vasectomy reversal will likely not be covered by the insurance company because the procedure is considered to be elective. However, there are several fertility clinics across the country that voluntarily offer help to patients who would like to get a vasectomy reversal, in the form of easy payment plans.

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Many women have had a tubal ligation and then seriously consider becoming pregnant again, Many fertility doctor will say in vitro fertilization (or IVF) is the best or only option.
For most women, however, tubal reversal surgery is actually the better option. Once their tubes are repaired, there is the chance that they could become pregnant naturally each and every month.
With IVF, they have to be injected with medication and have a minor surgical procedure performed each time they attempt to get pregnant. Based on current national statistics, the pregnancy rate for IVF is approximately 27% and costs between $8,000 to $20,000 for each treatment cycle.
At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the cost for the surgery is $5900 and pregnancy rates are approximately 75%! In almost all cases, tubal reversal is the most successful and cost-effective alternative for pregnancy in women who have been previously sterilized and now desire to have another baby.
You can read more on getting a tubal reversal or IVF on the website at http://www.tubal-reversal.net/tubal-reversal-vs-ivf.htm. Read the rest of this entry »

Summary

Results of the most recent and largest study of pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes after tubal reversal surgery are now available from the Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Study Report 2007. This is a prospective observational study of over 3000 women who had their tubal reversal procedures performed by Dr. Gary Berger during the 5 year period 2001-2005. The overall pregnancy rate after tubal reversal was 69%. Age at the time of reversal surgery was an important factor associated with pregnancies and their outcomes. Age-specific pregnancy rates were: 82% for women under 30, 76% for ages 30-34, 67% for ages 35-39, and 41% for women 40 years or older. Pregnancy outcomes were also associated with age. Younger women had lower miscarriages rates and higher birth rates than older women.

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Tubal Reversal Message Board discussion about choosing the right doctor for tubal reversal surgery is summarized with this message: “Experience, cost, statistics, bed-side manner…. pick it… decide what criteria you want to use to judge the options on… Dr. Berger will come out on top EVERY TIME!”.

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How successful is Vasectomy Reversal?

Vasectomy reversal is quite successful! The success rates again vary in accordance with factors such as the duration after vasectomy, experience, expertise and the course of action or approach of your surgeon towards vasectomy reversal.

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Submitted By: Gary S Berger MD

Tubal ligation – usually considered a permanent method of birth control – can be successfully reversed through one hour outpatient surgery. A recent large prospective study shows that most women become pregnant and have more children after tubal reversal.

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Yes. Your doctor can obtain sperm from the testicle or epididymis by either a needle aspiration or surgery. But the sperm are not useful for simple, inexpensive office artificial inseminations. Instead, the sperm that are obtained by such methods require the more complex, expensive ($10,000 to $15,000) in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

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The fallopian tube lengths remaining after a tubal ligation procedure are important determinants of the chances of getting pregnant after tubal reversal surgery. (Normal fallopian tube length before a tubal ligation is approximately 10 cm or 4 inches.)

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by Matt Murren

Let me guess, you had a vasectomy and you now wish to have more children. Or perhaps you have re-married and you would like to start a new family with your new spouse. Vasectomy reversal procedures are not a sure bet, but in the hands of a good surgeon you can achieve a 45-60% pregnancy rate. The success rate of your vasectomy reversal depend on several factors which we will be covering in this article.

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Discussion of tubal reversal surgery by Dr. Berger from the Tubal Reversal Message Board.

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