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.)
The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have writen a series of articles about the concerns of women over the age of 40 who are considering options for becoming pregnant after tubal ligation. Read the rest of this entry »
The time interval from tubal ligation to tubal reversal has not been shown to affect pregnancy success rate after tubal reversal surgery. Tubal reversal surgery can be done on women who have had their tubes tied twenty years ago or less than one year. There are many reasons that cause a woman to change her mind and desire more children after a previous sterilization. The desire for more children can happen immediately after tubal ligation or it can happen months or even years later.
Dr. Berger detailed statistics on all of his tubal reversal patients include tubal length, age of patient, and type of tubal ligation. Dr. Berger’s patients have had successful pregnancies with all different tubal lengths following tubal reversal surgery. Weekly Pregnancy Reports document the varying ages, types of tubal ligation, and tubal lengths that have led to pregnancies. There is no minimal tubal length required to conceive a healthy pregnancy following tubal reversal surgery.
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.)
Reports of pregnancies after tubal reversal procedures are received daily from Dr. Berger’s tubal reversal patients via the Pregnancy Report Form. The reports and comments here provide supplemental information to the summaries shown in the Weekly TR Pregnancy Report Forum of the Tubal Reversal Message Board.