| Many times women have their tubes tied after | | | | during their original surgery. Researchers believe this is |
| having what they believe to be their last child. Due to | | | | because using the clip or the ring method only causes |
| life circumstances changing, such as a second | | | | minimal damage to the fallopian tubes which is easier |
| marriage, many women later realize that they are not | | | | to repair and which leaves longer tubes which leads |
| finished having children after all. When this happens, | | | | to our third factor. |
| the question of having a tubal ligation reversal often | | | | The third factor that determines whether a woman |
| comes up. The question that follows is often what | | | | will have better chances of getting pregnant after a |
| are the chances of getting pregnant after this | | | | tubal ligation reversal procedure is how long her tubes |
| reversal procedure? | | | | are. Depending on how the doctor handled the original |
| After a recent 8 year study on this particular topic, | | | | tubal surgery, a woman may have tubes ranging in |
| researchers have found that the success rate of the | | | | length from 7 1/2 cm to less than two and half |
| tubal ligation reversal procedure depends on three | | | | centimeters. |
| major factors. The first factor is the age of the | | | | The longer the tubes, the better the chances are for |
| patient at the time of the procedure being reversed. | | | | a woman to get pregnant. For example, women who |
| Just as with the general population, the rate of | | | | had an average fallopian tube length 7 1/2 cm or |
| miscarriage increases with age. | | | | longer have a 77% chance of getting pregnant. For |
| The second factor that played a large role in the | | | | women who had shorter tubal lengths of less than |
| chances of getting pregnant was the method used in | | | | 2.5 cm, the rate of pregnancy decreased but was still |
| the original tubal ligation. For women who have had | | | | a respectable 38%. |
| their tubes tied using tubal clips, there was a 75% | | | | In fact, the doctors collecting the data for this study |
| chance that they would have a successful chance of | | | | became aware that getting pregnant with one tube |
| getting pregnant after reversal surgery. For those | | | | and even as short as 1 cm can still happen. This |
| who had a tubal ligation using tubal rings, there was a | | | | should lead to the conclusion that any woman |
| 72% chance of successfully getting pregnant. | | | | wanting a tubal ligation reversal will find her chances |
| As for other types of sterilization, the rates went | | | | of getting pregnant are good although they may |
| down for women who had a resection or coagulation | | | | vary greatly depending upon the above factors. |