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December 03, 2007 · No Comments
Tubouterine Implantation: Best Procedure For Proximal tubal blockage Implantation of the fallopian tube is inserting the tube through a new opening into the uterus. Tubouterine implantation is correct medical terminology, but it is also called tubal implantation, uterotubal implantation, or uterine implantation. Most tubal ligation operations leave two fallopian tube segments that can be reconnected. […]
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December 02, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Reversal Procedures There are 3 types of tubal reversal procedures: anastomosis – (today’s blog topic) implantation salpingostomy Anastomosis of Fallopian Tubes Anastomosis connects two body parts. Tubotubal anastomosis is connecting two segments of the fallopian tube. Tubotubal anastomosis is correct medical terminology, but it is also called tubal anastomosis for short. Bilateral tubal anastomosis […]
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December 01, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Ligation by Fimbriectomy Fimbriectomy is an infrequent type of tubal ligation in the United States. This female sterilization method is performed by removing the fimbrial end of the fallopian tube. At the fimbrial end of the tube, the inner tubal lining faces outward towards the ovary. The tubal lining is rich in cilia that […]
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November 30, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Ligation by Coagulation or Cauterization Bipolar tubal coagulation is a popular method of female sterilization in the United States. This tubal ligation method is usually performed through laparoscopy. With the bipolar (two-poles) coagulator, the fallopian tube is grasped between two poles of electrical conducting forceps and electrical current is passed through the tube between […]
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November 29, 2007 · No Comments
What is Essure? Essure is a permanent birth control device that has recently become available as an alternative to traditional tubal ligation methods. The spring-like device is inserted through the uterine cavity into the tubal openings using a hysteroscope. This can be done as an in-office procedure. The device expands to fill the tubal opening […]
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November 28, 2007 · No Comments
Tubal Ligation by Falope Ring and Hulka Clip The Falope ring and Hulka clip are occlusive methods of tubal ligation. They block the fallopian tubes, but no tubal segments are clamped, removed, or burned. The Falope ring is also referred to as the tubal ring or tubal band. It constricts a segment of the fallopian […]
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November 27, 2007 · No Comments
Pomeroy Technique of Tubal Ligation and Resection The most common type of tubal ligation is the Pomeroy procedure, named after Dr. Ralph Pomeroy who described it in 1930. The Pomeroy method involves picking up a segment of the fallopian tube to create a knuckle, placing a tie or ligature with absorbable suture around its base, […]
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November 26, 2007 · No Comments
Our Tubal Reversal Center is Unique Dr. Berger is the only physician in the country with a practice that is specifically limited to tubal reversal surgery. That is the only procedure performed here with Dr. Berger performing four reversals each day, five days a week. We have a high staff/patient ratio with one or two […]
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November 25, 2007 · No Comments
About Me Sometimes patients ask about my background and why I became a tubal reversal doctor. (It’s a fair question, since I ask them what made them decide to have a tubal reversal.) I usually tell them about my first year after medical school when I was an intern in medicine at Duke University Hospital […]
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