Talking To Your Doctor About A Tubal Ligation Reversal
Looking to have a tubal ligation reversal surgery done? You are certainly not alone. Annually in the US well over 600,000 women decide they don’t want any more children and so they have their tubes tied. But circumstances change and so can a woman’s mind. Usually a spouse or significant other is not the same as when the original tubal ligation was performed and now the new couple want a child. If you are looking at a tubal ligation reversal procedure, then you are part of the 6% or so who change their minds each year.
However some women will opt to have tubal ligation reversal surgery not because they want children but rather to help stop the effects they experience and which are commonly referred to as “post tubal ligation syndrome”. A woman who suffers from this particular syndrome will suffer from a number of different health problems.
Among the many symptoms a woman could be experiencing after a tubal ligation there are early onset of menopausal symptoms, a decrease in libido and sex drive and even a worsening of PMS symptoms. Some other problems that can be associated with this are suffering hot or cold flashes, some trouble sleeping and moods 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.
Another factor that must be taken into consideration, and most women know this, is the woman’s age when thinking about a tubal reversal. Any woman over the age of 40 should really have a good discussion with her surgeon just to see what he thinks her chances of success are. Any damage that happened to the fallopian tubes during the original procedure or in the time since it took place will have some effect upon success.
What the surgeon will look for, to see how high your chances are for success, is an original procedure that only removed a very small piece of your fallopian tubes. Likewise, if the original surgery used clips or rings to facilitate having your tubes tied, that is easier to have undone and more likely to be successful when doing the tubal ligation reversal surgery.
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.
Generally a doctor or surgeon will spend time with their patient discussing the pros and cons and weighing up their particular options before the surgery is carried out. Many women may find that they have reached a certain age or there is too much damage been caused to their fallopian tubes by the initial surgery that the tubal ligation reversal not a viable option for them.
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