| As a woman makes choices in her reproductive | | | | even more expensive on average than undergoing |
| years, sometimes she decides that the best way to | | | | the surgery. |
| avoid pregnancy is by having a tubal ligation. A tubal | | | | Most IVF procedures cost between $10,000 and |
| ligation is also known as getting your tubes tied. It's | | | | $12,000 per cycle attempted. The overall success |
| where the doctor will prevent the egg from traveling | | | | rate has been noted at being 35% per cycle which |
| from the ovary into the uterus by either clipping, | | | | means that many couples do not have success on |
| cutting or cauterizing the fallopian tubes. | | | | their first go round. Because of the exorbitant cost |
| Although most women are happy with this decision | | | | of IVF, many women are interested in having the |
| after they make it, some women end up regretting | | | | comparatively cheap tubal reversal procedure. |
| the decision at some point. They may decide that | | | | There are only a handful of full time tubal reversal |
| they want to have more children. Once they learn of | | | | doctors throughout the United States. Not all of them |
| the option of tubal ligation reversal, the next concern | | | | are inexpensive. However, some doctors offer the |
| is usually cost. With the economy the way it is now | | | | procedure for less than $7000. This makes it a cheap |
| this most often will lead interested parties to check | | | | tubal reversal when compared to the alternative. |
| into cheap tubal reversal surgery options. | | | | Some women are better candidates than others. For |
| Tubal reversal is a procedure where the doctor can | | | | one thing, age is an important consideration as a |
| reconnect the fallopian tubes so that the woman has | | | | woman's fertility naturally declines as she gets older. |
| a permanent solution to her problem. Instead of | | | | The doctor will also want to go over information |
| investing a lot of money and time into getting in vitro | | | | about the original tubal ligation surgery. |
| fertilization, many couples are now choosing the | | | | A cheap tubal reversal surgery is possible but a |
| option of tubal reversal. | | | | woman should definitely do her research before |
| Although IVF is a viable alternative and in some cases | | | | scheduling her procedure to be done. She should talk |
| is the only alternative, it is extremely expensive and | | | | with the doctor at length to make sure that she is a |
| has a much lower success rate. This usually means a | | | | good candidate before going through with the |
| woman will have to undergo the IVF procedure more | | | | procedure. |
| than once which will add additional cost making it | | | | |