Every year in the USA alone 650,000 women will under go tubal ligation surgery, which thus ends their chances of ever having children (or so they thought). However for some of these women their circumstances may change and they have now decided that they do in fact want to have children. In fact around 6% of all women who have had this form of surgery will, within 5 years of having it carried out, decide that they do in fact want to have children. Luckily for them, their chances are greatly increased of having their own baby because they can choose to have tubal ligation reversal surgery carried out on them.
But a new desire for a child or change of heart is not always the reason for wanting to undo what has been done. Some women who have had the tubal ligation may be experiencing post tubal ligation syndrome effects. Any number of health concerns could be traced back to the original surgery.
A woman may discover that she is suffering from effects often connected with menopause and that this is happening much earlier than is normal. A woman's libido could be severely deflated with a sex drive that is barely there. Any effects they used to have before a menstrual period could be worsened as well. Some might even have hot or cold flashes, sleeping problems and erratic mood swings.
To determine if a tubal ligation reversal is going to be successful, there are several points that must be taken into consideration. The first thing your surgeon is going to want to know, which he will get from your records, is what kind of tubal ligation procedure you had. This can help him figure out what options are open to him,if any, to undo the original ligation.
Secondly a woman's age will need to be taken into consideration when she is thinking about having her tubal ligation procedure reversed. In fact for women over the age of 40, they should actually spend some time discussing the matter with their doctor in order to see what their chances of the procedure succeeding are. Certainly the actual amount of damage that has been caused to a woman's fallopian tubes during the tubal ligation surgery can have a serious effect on whether the reversal procedure will be a success or not.
The women who are likely to find that the reversal procedure will be a success for them are those who have either had a small section of their fallopian tubes removed. Also are those women who had chosen to have their tubes tied using clips or rings.
So probably the first major step in actually proceeding with a reversal surgery is to have your potential surgeon review your records from the original surgery. He can gain a lot of insight from these records. Once he has done this review, you should get an appointment and talk to him about it all so you can determine what you should do next.
As the doctor discusses the procedure with you he will talk about the pros and cons to carrying the reversal out. You may just learn that due to age or damage to your tubes that a tubal ligation reversal surgery is just not the best option.
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