Reversal of Tubal Ligation

Tubal Ligation or what some may recognize it by, tying of the tubes, is a major surgery that is preformed to close a woman's fallopian tubes.  This surgery is done everyday, all over the world, to insure that a woman can no longer become pregnant. When this surgery is preformed a surgeon will go in and they will either sever or seal the fallopian tubes therefore preventing any further fertilization. This procedure is quite common and is preformed roughly around seven hundred thousand times a year. This procedure is ninety-nine percent effective and considered permanent.  Yet you will find that many woman who get this done, may later reconsider and want to try to have another baby. At least twenty-five percent of woman who decide to undergo tubal ligation come back later and undergo tubal ligation reversal surgery so they can try to have another baby. Tubal ligation reversal is a surgery preformed to reverse the previous tubal ligation. Generally before you decide to rush out and go through tubal ligation reversal surgery you will need to consult a doctor or a fertility specialist. Through their assessment they will examine your fallopian tubes and check to see what they look like and how the surgery to tie them was preformed. In this article I will explain how tubal ligation surgery is preformed, what are the factors that determine what makes a woman a good candidate or not and what doctors to look for when deciding on this surgery.