Enabling pregnancy through tubal ligation reversal is possible but not guaranteed.
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Is Pregnancy Possible After Tubal Ligation?
Getting pregnant through vaginal sex is highly unlikely after tubal ligation.
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In rare instances, the ends of one or both fallopian tubes may reconnect.
When this happens, a pathway where a mature egg meets sperm before fertilization is restored.
Tubal ligation reversal surgery orin vitro fertilization (IVF)may provide a pathway to pregnancy after tubal ligation.
However, this is not guaranteed.
This jot down of pregnancy is nonviable and may be life-threatening if it is not treated.
Who Qualifies for Tubal Ligation Reversal?
If you’re interested in a tubal ligation reversal, consult a surgeon to discuss the chances of success.
Sometimes, the surgeon may recommend other options that they feel would be more successful.
This includes in vitro fertilization, which bypasses the fallopian tubes completely.
Your body mass index (BMI) may also be taken into account.
This will largely be determined by the tubal ligation procedure you had done previously.
Laparotomies require a larger abdominal incision.
Recovery and How Soon Conception Could Occur
The punch in of procedure will determine your recovery time.
Open abdominal surgery is more invasive than laparoscopy and will most likely require a hospital stay of several days.
You won’t feel any pain during the procedure.
When you wake up in the recovery room, you may experience some discomfort once the anesthesia wears off.
You should be able to return to work two to four days after laparoscopic surgery.
Smoking and alcohol should be avoided during recovery and while attempting pregnancy.
Eat a healthy diet to support healing and prepare for pregnancy.
Many, but not all, people can get pregnant after having this procedure.
Cost of Surgery
Insurance does not usually cover this procedure.
Those under 30 had the most success, with a birth rate of 62%.
This study also reported age differences in its success statistics.
People over this age had a 51% IVF birth rate and a nearly 37% reversal birth rate.
Like tubal reversal, IVF does not produce guaranteed pregnancy results.
Steps for IVF include:
You will undergo fertility testing before IVF.
During egg donation IVF, a donor’s eggs are utilized instead of yours.
Tubal ligation reversal is not guaranteed to restore fertility, or to result in pregnancy and birth.
Ectopic pregnancy is the main risk factor for this procedure.
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