| Tubal ligation is a very common procedure in many | | | | only option is in vitro fertilization. This is a very |
| parts of the world. As a permanent form of female | | | | expensive procedure that requires medical |
| sterilization, this surgery is commonly done just after | | | | intervention each month. There are hormone |
| a woman has given birth to what she believes to be | | | | injections that may be needed as well. The |
| her last child. While many women are happy with | | | | drawbacks are numerous including the cost and the |
| their decision of getting their tubes tied, other | | | | fact that it has to be done in every cycle a woman |
| women begin wondering how to conceive after tubal | | | | wants to conceive. |
| ligation. | | | | There are also rare cases where a woman's tubal |
| Obviously, trying to get pregnant after a tubal ligation | | | | ligation fails and she accidentally becomes pregnant |
| is virtually impossible as the fallopian tubes have been | | | | later. This happens about one percent of the time. |
| cut or clipped in some way. This prevents passage of | | | | The failures are typically related to the type of tubal |
| the egg from the ovary to the uterus. However, | | | | ligation that was done in the first place. |
| there are still women who come to regret their | | | | Another option is called a tubal reversal. This is where |
| decision to have a tubal ligation at some point. | | | | a highly trained doctor will reattach the tubes making |
| Perhaps their situation changed and they now want | | | | it possible for couples to conceive naturally again. |
| additional children. Sometimes this happens when a | | | | Many women who are wondering how to conceive |
| woman gets remarried or a child dies. There are | | | | after tubal ligation are excited to hear about the |
| other times that her financial or relationship status | | | | option of tubal reversal. Because the success rate is |
| changes so that she feels she can have more | | | | about 70% and the cost ranges from $5400 to |
| children. Whatever the reason, there are a couple of | | | | $5900, it has great benefits over IVF for many |
| options for these women. | | | | women. |
| Many gynecologists will tell these women that the | | | | |