As you learn about tubal reversal as a means of reversing having had your tubes tied, you probably want to know about the tubal reversal success rates. After all, the whole point of having a tubal reversal is to have a child. Well, for most women it is. Some just want relief of post tubal ligation syndrome.
The first thing you should know is that tubal reversal success is mostly dependent upon three things. If you think about it, it will probably know the three which are how your tubes were tied, how long your fallopian tubes are after the reversal surgery and your age.
For the remainder of this article, and to discuss those three areas and how they affect tubal reversal success, we will use the published statistics from the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website. Now those statistics mostly apply just to Dr. Berger's patients as he has done more than 7000 reversals. You should understand that these may not readily apply to whoever you go to locally that says they will do the reversal, simply because they do not have the experience of Dr. Berger and are not under his tutelage. But these statistics are all we have to work with.
Let's begin with the tubal ligation method used and its affect upon success. In order from best to worse are: rings or clips, ligation/resection, coagulation/cautery, and then fimbriectomy. It's not unknown for a doctor to use more than one method or to be fairly brutal with the method used such as burning the tubes all along their length. For the rings/clips, you have 76% chance of becoming pregnant. With the fimbriectomy, it goes down to 56%. But that is still a better shot than one course of IVF in most cases.
With age, you should see that the older you are, the less your chances of successfully getting pregnant. The statistics from the website bear this out. Patients under 30 when they had their tubal reversal have shown an 82% pregnancy rate while women over 40 have only a 41% chance. Bear in mind, however, that the over 40 statistic contains at least two women who were in their 50s when they had a tubal reversal done.
The statistics regarding the length of the tubes show that the more you have left, the better it is for your pregnancy chances. 7.5 cm or better gives you an 80% shot but 2.5 cm or less gives you only about a 38% chance.
One last statistic for you to consider is the increase in chances of having an ectopic pregnancy. This raises only by 10% but you should know it as well. One other thing to consider is that getting pregnant and staying that way are two different things. Women who have tubal reversal surgery usually watch their cycles much more closely than most women and are much more aware of when things are happening. Due to this they are better able to make reports back to Dr. Berger. These additional statistics have also found their way into his pregnancy statistics on his website for your review.
Hopefully this article will answer some of the questions you have about tubal reversal success. Just check out our resources below to look over the information for yourself.
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