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Dr. Berger shares his observations, experiences, and thoughts about tubal ligation reversal developed over the 30 years he has been performing tubal surgery. Others are welcome to contribute their own ideas, opinions, and questions.
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Tubal Ligation Reversal Journey of Georgia Peach: Her Arrival
Georgia Peach submits her fourth story about her personal experience with tubal ligation reversal. In this contribution, she details her travel to North Carolina, her first visit to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, and her interactions with Dr. Mon...
Tubal Ligation Reversal After 40 - IVF Overview
The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide an overview of the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg retrieval and intrauterine insemination and also discuss the application of these reproductive techniques in compa...
Tubal Reversal After 40 | Risks
The tubal ligation reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide a detailed list of the risks of tubal ligation reversal surgery in part four of a series of articles dedicated to women over the age of 40 who may be considering tubal l...
Tubal Reversal After Age 40 - Adoption
This is the third article in a blog series dedicated to women over the age of 40 with tied tubes and who are considering alternatives to become pregnant. This article provides a brief overview of adoption. We discuss the benefits and some of the risk...
Tubal Ligation Reversal After Age 40 | Introduction
The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center introduce Part 1 of a series of blog articles about the concerns of women over the age of 40 who are considering pregnancy, options for becoming pregnant, and tubal ligation reversal sur...
Tubal Ligation Reversal After Failed IVF
After discovering that IVF is not allowed for unmarried couples in the state of Arkansas, Cyndi traveled to Oklahoma for IVF but did not become pregnant. She then had a successful reversal of tubal ligation at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center....
IVF Alternative | Tubal Surgery
The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center perform tubal surgery as an alternative to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for treating infertility as well as for reversing sterilization. The advantages of tubal surgery compared with IVF...
Tube Blocked: Dorinda and Blocked Tubes
Dorinda, a 27 year-old tubal reversal patient from Rock Hill S.C., was able to afford reversal of tubal ligation because of the generosity of her dying father. This blog describes the concerns of the Tubal Ligation Reversal Doctors at Chapel Hill Tub...
Tubal Ligation and Tubal Ligation Reversal
The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center explain tubal ligation and the procedure of tubal ligation reversal to repair the fallopian tubes. Many women who have a tubal ligation will later regret it and want to become pregnant a...
Reversing Tubal Ligation Through a Small Incision
Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have the best surgical techniques for reversing tubal ligation. Their techniques result in a small incision, low cost tubal reversal, and fast recovery without the need for...
Tubal Reanastomosis | International Patient Care
Paula and Raymond O. are international patients who traveled from Ireland to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have tubal reanastomosis performed by Dr. Berger. After doing extensive research about their treatment options, they decided to have tub...
Reversing Tubal Ligation and Finding Ovarian Endometriosis
The tubal reversal doctors of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center describe reversing tubal ligation even when unexpected endometriosis is discovered during tubal reversal surgery....
Rebecca after tubal ligation reversal…
Rebecca, a tubal reversal patient of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, provides a brief update on the improvement in her post tubal ligation menstrual symptoms since undergoing tubal ligation reversal....
Pathology Reports Before Tubal Ligation Reversal
At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, we want to maximize the chances for pregnancy after tubal ligation reversal for all of our patients. One step that is helpful in planning for a tubal reversal procedure is examining the pathology report from a pa...
Operative Reports Before Ligation Reversal Surgery
Undergoing a tubal ligation reversal at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is an important endeavor and we want to maximize every patient's chance of ligation reversal success. Operative reports are important because they allow us to determine the lik...
Untying Tied Tubes: Bipolar Electrocoagulation
The first reported tubal sterilization using bipolar electrocoagulation was in 1972. With bipolar coagulation, the electrical current can be more precisely controlled resulting in less tubal damage than monopolar coagulation. Approximately 60- 70% o...
Untying tied tubes: Hulka clips
The Hulka clip tubal method of tubal sterilization is the ideal one for tubal reversal. The Hulka clip is only 7 mm in width and does not cause any inflammation of the fallopian tubes. The pregnancy rate after tubal reversal Hulka clip sterilization ...
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) After Tubal Reversal
Patients often ask when they should have a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) to see if their fallopian tubes are open after tubal reversal surgery. When to Have an HSG Wait for at least 6 to 12 months after a tubal reversal procedure for this test of tubal ...
Ethics of Tubal Ligation
Tubal Sterilization For Young Women With No Children One of today’s patients at Chapel Hill Surgical Center was a woman in her thirties who recently become married and had a tubal ligation at age 24 years when she had no children. Her tubal li...
Is Tubal Reversal The Best Option For You?
If you have had your tubes tied and would like to become pregnant again, tubal reversal surgery is probably the best option for you. Tubal ligation reversal is the most successful and cost-effective way to become pregnant for 98% of women who have ha...
Tubal Reversal By Tubal Implantation
Tubal Reversal Procedures There are 3 types of tubal reversal procedures: • anastomosis • implantation - (this blog topic) • salpingostomy Implantation of Fallopian Tubes Implantation of the fallopian tube is inserting the tube through a new op...
Tubal Reversal by Tubal Anastomosis
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 con...
Essure Tubal Sterilization
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 hyst...
Pomeroy Tubal Ligation
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 cre...
