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January 20, 2008 · No Comments
Tubal reversal surgery is becoming a lost skill among doctors in training, according to an article in the January 2008 issue of Fertility and Sterility, the most influential medical journal for reproductive specialists. The article states, “The future for tubal anastomosis seems grim…and, like the Roman Empire, may be lost in Antiquity.” The thesis of the […]
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January 19, 2008 · No Comments
Past topics in the Tubal Reversal Blog include posts and comments about patient care at A Personal Choice. This topic summarizes important articles about tubal ligation and tubal reversal reported in the news during 2007. Sterilization is Most Popular Family Planning Method Approximately 10 million American women use the pill for contraception, while sterilization has […]
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January 16, 2008 · No Comments
In a recent email inquiry, someone asked if it would be safer to have tubal reversal surgery in a hospital. My response – “It is much safer to have tubal reversal surgery performed at A Personal Choice than in a hospital.” Infection and Medication Error Risks in Hospitals Roughly 100,000 people wind up with a […]
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January 15, 2008 · No Comments
I received an email message today from a patient that prompted me to write about informed consent for tubal ligation. (See my previous blog about informed consent for tubal reversal.) Here is the message that was sent to me. Hello, Dr. Berger, You performed tubal reversal surgery on me on 10/29/07, and I just found […]
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January 13, 2008 · No Comments
Patients often ask when they should have a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) to see if their fallopian tubes are open after tubal reversal surgery.
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January 12, 2008 · No Comments
Why Some Patients Choose To Have Screening Laparoscopy Tubal ligation procedures vary in the severity of injury occurring to the fallopian tubes. Although most tubal ligations are reversible, there are some cases where tubal reversal is not possible. If the operative report from your tubal ligation indicates there may be a problem in repairing the […]
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January 05, 2008 · No Comments
Exchanging Information About Tubal Reversal The Tubal Reversal Message Board is provided by A Personal Choice to allow women to communicate with each other about tubal ligation reversal. Members of Dr. Berger’s staff also contribute their insights in the message posts. Here is an example of how members help and support each other on the message board […]
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January 01, 2008 · No Comments
New patients may want to learn about the relationship between A Personal Choice and Chapel Hill Surgical Center. They are interrelated health care organizations exclusively for the benefit of patients undergoing tubal reversal surgery. A Personal Choice A Personal Choice is the name of my private practice. It is located on the second floor of a 2 story […]
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December 31, 2007 · No Comments
Patient’s History Ana G. was one of the 4 patients I operated on today at A Personal Choice. She is a 28 year old woman from Angola, the mother of 3 children – ages 9, 8, and 6. She married when she was 15 and was in an abusive marriage. To keep from becoming pregnant […]
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