Untying Fallopian Tubes
Dr. Monteith
I just had my second tubal reversal baby. She is a beauty!
Patient age: 38
Tubal ligation type: Tubal rings (Falope rings)
More information about: Untying tubes
Can fallopian tubes untie?
If you are wondering can fallopian tubes tubes untie the answer is …Yes!
Without a doubt but they need help from a tubal reversal doctor.
Technically fallopian tubes are not tied like shoelaces. The phrase ‘tying tubes’ has become more of a social/medical expression similar to ‘flapping in the wind’ or ‘shooting the breeze’. All fallopian tubes are blocked during a tubal ligation.
When a doctor ties the tubes they do so with suture…but only because after they tie suture around a segment of the tube they then cut out a segment of the tube. If they did not do this then a person would have heavy bleeding after the tube was cut. The suture is a temporary method to stop bleeding until the tube heals closed after a small section is removed.
The tubal ligation method that involves tying and cutting is medically referred to as a ligation and resection type of tubal ligation. These types of tubal ligation are very common. Often 1 to 3 cm are removed from each tube and this can easily be repaired during tubal reversal surgery.
At A Personal Choice the chance of natural pregnancy after reversal of ‘cut and tied’ tubes is approximately 60% to 70%. This is a much better chance and more affordable than the alternative treatment of in vitro fertilization.
Can fallopian tubes untie? Tubal reversal surgery can untie tubes and we perform this surgery every day at our speciality center. This patient is proof tubes can be untied. She has two healthy tubal reversal babies that prove tied tubes can be untied!
For more information about reversal: Tubal ligation reversal surgery
