The following is from the Tubal Reversal Blog where Dr. Charles Monteith reports his diary entries for another day of assisting Dr. Berger in untying tubes for patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
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.
Roslyn, a Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board member since 2008, is scheduled for tubal reversal surgery later this month. She posts her impressions of the staff on the message board, describing the staff members as polite, caring, and patient. Read more comments from patients on the website and on the Patient Satisfaction page.
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.
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.
Tubal Reversal surgery offers a chance for women who have changed their minds and desire more children after having their tubes tied. The message board at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers women a place to share their feelings and receive support from others who are experiencing feelings of regret or guilt over their decision to have their tubes tied. Fortunately, Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith offer a low-cost, outpatient procedure that has given thousands of women the chance to restore their fertility and have more children as well as help in finding relief from unpleasant symptoms developed after undergoing tubal ligation.
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.
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.