Reversal of Tubal Ligation

More than 650,000 women undergo tubal ligation in the United States annually, thus ending their ability to have children. What happens when circumstances change and a women decides that she really does want to become pregnant? Approximately six percent of women who originally decided that tubal ligation was the way to end their childbearing years will, within five years, decide that she does indeed want to experience pregnancy and the birth of a new baby.

Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome
Sometimes, tubal ligation reversal is desired not for the purpose of having children, but to reverse the effects experienced by many women of post tubal ligation syndrome. The symptoms of post tubal ligaiton syndrome may include:

    * irregular, heavy, painful periods, and other menstrual issues
    * symptoms of early onset menopause
    * severe or worsening of premenstrual syndrome
    * loss of libido
    * ectopic pregnancy
    * anxiety
    * vaginal dryness
    * palpitations
    * hot flashes
    * cold flashes
    * trouble sleeping
    * mood swings