Archive for September, 2008
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Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome - A Long Journey
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Women who experience the symptoms of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome have had a long journey. They often must contend with doctors who discount their symptoms or do not acknowledge an association with their tubal ligations. But if they do have appropriate medical evaluations, some will find that other conditions are causing their symptoms. At the end of this journey, those who remain without a specific medical diagnosis will indeed have Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.
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Seven Women Report Pregnancies After Having Their Tubes Untied
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The weekly pregnancy report posted by Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center shows seven new pregnancies were reported by women who had their tubes untied by Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith. Among those reporting pregnancies were women in their late thirties, a patient with only one tube, and someone who had tubal lengths of less than 4cm following her tubal reversal surgery. Although pregnancy rates are higher when tubal lengths are longer, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has patients who have reported pregnancies with tubes as short as 2cm. Dr. Berger is able to repair the tubes in 98% of cases, and overall pregnancy rates are close to 70%. One of the many benefits of coming here for tubal reversal surgery is that Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are able to repair the tubes in cases where other doctors are unwilling - or unable - to make the repair.
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Tubal Reversal at Age 42 - Need Expert Advice
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Jenn, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board, discusses her desire to have another baby in spite of the challenges she faced with her last pregnancy. Other message board members support her with the advice “nothing ventured/nothing gained. I say go for it, and we’ll be here to support you all the way.” This is the type of support women receive on the Tubal Reversal Message Board as they share their heart-felt concerns and desires regarding pregnancy.
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Tubal Reversal Moms Due Spring 2009 Discuss Having a Boy or a Girl
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Pregnant Women who have had tubal ligation reversals are so thankful for children, no matter whether boys or girls. A member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board, ‘HisWill’ posts, “After these years of thinking I may never get to experience another miracle, having a tubal reversal finally and getting pregnant first cycle, I will take with great excitement whatever God gives!”
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Recommended Testing During Pregnancy After Tubal Reversal Surgery
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Because of their ongoing commitment to patient care and patient education, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has compiled a protocol for early pregnancy monitoring for tubal reversal patients. Diagnosed early, a tubal pregnancy can often be treated medically, avoiding the need for surgical intervention. Dr. Berger has published this protocol on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website and each patient receives counseling about the information at the time of their tubal reversal procedure.
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To Test Or Not To Test? Help Knowing When To Test For Pregnancy After Tubal Reversal
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Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center patients and message board members discuss when to test for pregnancy after tubal reversal surgery. It is very important for tubal reversal patients to keep track of their cycles and when their period is due so that they know if they are pregnant within a day or two of missing a period. This allows them to then start the necessary blood work with their local doctor to keep close track of their HCG levels. When the HCG reaches 1500 or just above, their doctor should perform a vaginal ultrasound to check that the pregnancy is intrauterine.
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Is This Normal After Tubal Reversal Surgery?
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Patients and message board members of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center discuss normal findings after tubal reversal surgery. One tubal reversal patient had a question about her incision and how it felt. It is normal to feel a hardness or “healing ridge” that may develop beneath the incision and will soften after several weeks. The tubal reversal surgery is performed via an abdominal incision and therefore it is normal for the abdominal muscles to feel tender and sore for a few days after surgery. Patients recover at different rates, but most of our tubal reversal patients return to normal activities within 5 to 10 days.
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Laparoscopic Tubal Interruption via Waters Thermal Coagulation
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Thermal coagulation is burning with heat rather than electrical current (electrocautery or electrocoagulation). In this Tubal Reversal Message Board thread you can follow ‘ZachxLesley’ from her first inquiry about reversing her tubal ligation that was performed with the Waters Thermal Coagulation technique, through the process of submitting her operative report, and to having her tubal reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
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Guilt And Regret Over Having Tied Tubes
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Tubal Reversal surgery offers a chance for women who have changed their minds and desire more children after having their tubes tied. The message board at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers women a place to share their feelings and receive support from others who are experiencing feelings of regret or guilt over their decision to have their tubes tied. Fortunately, Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith offer a low-cost, outpatient procedure that has given thousands of women the chance to restore their fertility and have more children as well as help in finding relief from unpleasant symptoms developed after undergoing tubal ligation.
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Untying Tubes After A Fimbriectomy
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A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board asks for information on the specific method used to tie her tubes - a ligation and resection procedure with fimbriectomy. During this type of sterilization, a segment of tube is tied with suture or clamped and cut out. In this specific type of sterilization technique, the doctor also removes the end of the tube nearest the ovary (fimbria). Dr. Monteith and the Tubal Reversal Center staff share reassure her by explaining that although this procedure is more aggressive than other sterilization techniques, it is still possible to become pregnant again after the tubal repair with pregnancy rates of approximately 30% at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
