| "I had an endometrial ablation. Can I get a tubal | | | | be done. Your doctor will remove the lining and the |
| ligation reversal?" | | | | regenerative cells. Most methods of doing this fall |
| The above is a question that is received over and | | | | into two categories. Either freezing is done or the |
| over at various tubal ligation reversal centers, | | | | layer is burned off in some manner with the latter |
| websites, and forums. Now why would this question | | | | method being the most common. |
| be coming up? What is an endometrial ablation? | | | | As there is no longer an endometrial layer to support |
| Usually an endometrial ablation is a procedure that is | | | | a fetus, your doctor will strongly suggest you have |
| done on women who have excessive bleeding which | | | | tubal ligation and most women do. However, for |
| cannot be controlled by some other method. It's | | | | some reason some women change their minds. |
| the last thing to try to stop the excessive bleeding | | | | According to the CDC, about 25% of women who |
| before a hysterectomy which is a surgical | | | | have tubal ligation regret the decision and want to |
| procedure. What that means is that the ablation | | | | reverse it. How many women who have had |
| procedure does not involve surgery and therefore is | | | | endometrial ablation feel this way is not something |
| a relatively safer alternative to hysterectomy. | | | | that we have statistics for. However, as mentioned |
| Excessive bleeding can cause its own problems which | | | | above, it is a question that comes in regularly to tubal |
| is why such steps may be taken. | | | | ligation reversal doctors. |
| What is done during the ablation is that the | | | | So can you get a tubal ligation reversal or should |
| endometrial lining of the uterus is removed. Along | | | | you? The answer is, it depends. Although most of |
| with that layer, the regenerative endometrial cells are | | | | the regenerative endometrial cells are removed, the |
| removed as well. Let's explain this a tad better. | | | | procedure will not remove all of them. In fact, |
| Every month the endometrial cells regenerate the | | | | within five years, many women will find their periods |
| endometrial lining of the uterus. As the month goes | | | | return. This means there is a possibility that you |
| by, the lining gets thicker. If you get pregnant, the | | | | could maintain a pregnancy. Some women never |
| fetus implants in this lining and this is the way it is | | | | get a tubal ligation after their ablation and some of |
| nurtured during gestation. However, if you do not | | | | those do get pregnant and have babies. The good |
| get pregnant, that lining is sloughed off and excreted | | | | news is that the younger you are the better your |
| from the body. That is what causes women's | | | | chances of getting pregnant following a tubal ligation |
| periods. | | | | reversal after endometrial ablation. However, there |
| For women who just have too much bleeding, after | | | | are risks and you should learn more about these. |
| other things are tried first, an endometrial ablation will | | | | |