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May 25, 2008 · No Comments
At A Personal Choice, we want to maximize the chances for pregnancy after tubal ligation reversal for all of our patients. One step that is helpful in planning for a tubal reversal procedure is examining the pathology report from a patient’s medical record. When a tubal ligation and resection procedure has been performed, a segment of fallopian tube was removed and most likely sent to a pathologist. Therefore, a pathology report should exist in the patient’s medical record. A pathology report will help our tubal reversal doctors determine exactly what was done during a ligation and resection procedure and what your chances of tubal reversal success will be.
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May 22, 2008 · No Comments
Dr. Monteith’s Diary – May 22, 2008 One of our 4 tubal reversal patients today had the following story. She was from North Carolina and had three older children. She had her tubes tied several years ago. As time passed, she changed her mind and desired more children. She wanted a tubal ligation reversal and […]
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May 21, 2008 · No Comments
As my training as a Tubal Reversal Specialist continues, I would like to share the story of one of our recent patients. Her infertility specialist recommended Dr. Berger as the tubal reversal expert who could give her the best tubal reversal procedure so she and her partner could pursue their desire of having more children. I was happy that she had excellent operative results and a successful bilateral ligation reversal. We are eager to hear from her as soon as she has a positive pregnancy test!
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May 19, 2008 · No Comments
Many people believe tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although tubal ligation and resection sterilization is intended to be permanent, this procedure can be reversed. Approximately 70% of patients at A Personal Choice become pregnant after a reversal of a ligation and resection procedure. A Personal Choice is the medical facility that specializes in tubal ligation reversal.
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May 17, 2008 · No Comments
Many people, including doctors, have been told that tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although monopolar tubal coagulation is intended to be permanent, this procedure is usually reversible. The best place for women to have their tubes ‘untied’ when they have been burned is A Personal Choice – the only medical facility that specializes in reversal of tubal ligation.
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May 15, 2008 · No Comments
The first reported tubal sterilization using bipolar electrocoagulation was in 1972. With bipolar coagulation, the electrical current can be more precisely controlled resulting in less tubal damage than monopolar coagulation. Approximately 60- 70% of patients at A Personal Choice become pregnant after a reversal of a bipolar coagulation sterilization procedure.
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May 11, 2008 · No Comments
The Hulka clip tubal method of tubal sterilization is the ideal one for tubal reversal. The Hulka clip is only 7 mm in width and does not cause any inflammation of the fallopian tubes. The pregnancy rate after tubal reversal Hulka clip sterilization is 76% at A Personal Choice.
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May 10, 2008 · No Comments
Fishie Clip sterilization is one of the best tubal sterilization procedures to reverse since it causes minimal damage to the fallopian tubes. Women whose tubes have been ‘tied’ by Filshie clips have a 75% pregnancy rate at A Personal Choice.
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May 01, 2008 · No Comments
There really is no such thing as simply “tying tubes”. Many people seem to imagine the fallopian tubes are like a shoe lace and we tie them up in a bow to prevent pregnancy. As a tubal ligation reversal specialist, I wish it were that simple- then reversing tied tubes would be a whole lot easier!
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