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Tubal ligation reversal is an operation that affords a woman who has had a tubal ligation a chance at pregnancy again. This procedure utilizes microsurgical techniques to open and reconnect the portions of the fallopian tubes that were blocked. This is an alternative to in vitro fertilization for couples. Tubal Reversal is an outpatient surgery performed under general anesthesia through a small bikini incision. The risk of the procedure is minimal and most patients can return to work one to two weeks following the surgery.
We will need to obtain your Operative Report from your tubal ligation. A copy of your Operative Report can be obtained from your doctor or from the hospital where your tubal ligation was performed. If a portion of the tube is surgically removed, information regarding the length of tube removed is helpful when counseling patients on th e anticipated outcome if a reversal is performed. You will need to complete a medical records release form and fax it to the either the physician’s office who performed the surgery and/or the medical records department of the hospital where your tubal ligation was done.
Certain factors have a direct effect on the potential for a successful tubal reversal procedure. The type of tubal ligation procedure used will determine the best procedure for tubal reversal, and have a major impact on your chance of success. Because the fallopian tube's diameter varies from one end to the other, the best chance for success occurs when the diameters of the two remaining sections of fallopian tube are almost identical. The ideal candidate for tubal ligation reversal is a women whose tubes are at least three to four inches long following reversal of the tubal ligation.
The decision to undergo tubal ligation reversal should be carefully weighed against the potential for successful in vitro fertilization. Women who have little chance of successful tubal reversal should be advised to consider in vitro fertilization.
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