| If you are considering having another child but have | | | | normal 28-day cycle, a woman body temperature will |
| had your tubes tied, an option you have is tubal | | | | be lower before ovulation and higher after ovulation. |
| reversal. It is considered major surgery because of | | | | The increase in body temperature is due to an |
| the recovery time but only takes a couple of hours | | | | increase of hormone levels. |
| to perform. However some new techniques have | | | | If you find that you are ovulating, it is recommended |
| made the surgery only take an hour or so and can | | | | that you wait at least four to six weeks after the |
| be done on an outpatient basis. During the surgery, | | | | surgery before getting pregnant to make sure your |
| your doctor will make your fallopian tubes functional | | | | tubes have healed completely. It is also |
| again by either unclamping them, reattaching them, or | | | | recommended to go through a couple of menstrual |
| may place an implant in the tubes. | | | | cycles to make sure that you are ovulating. It may |
| If you have had tubal reversal surgery and have not | | | | take up to six weeks before getting pregnant. Once |
| gotten pregnant yet, then purchase some ovulation | | | | you are indeed pregnant, you will need to see a |
| prediction kits. Some of the kits can be pretty pricey, | | | | maternity doctor to make sure the pregnancy isn't |
| but they are extremely accurate in being able to tell | | | | going to be ectopic as this is a major risk in having |
| you when you are going to ovulate or if you are | | | | tubal reversal surgery. |
| ovulating at the present time. The kits are | | | | Studies have shown that women under the age of |
| recommended to be used six months after the tubal | | | | forty have more than a seventy percent chance of |
| reversal surgery to maximize the chances of | | | | getting pregnant. The percentage tends to decrease |
| conception by ovulation. | | | | as a woman ages. Although it is a great option for |
| Another way of monitoring ovulation after tubal | | | | pregnancy, there is no guarantee for pregnancy. The |
| reversal surgery is, of course, to monitor your body | | | | success of tubal reversal surgery depends on the |
| temperature on the Basal Body Temperature Chart. | | | | patient age, the surgeon skills and experience as well |
| Your basal body temperature is your temperature | | | | as how the procedure was done. |
| when you wake up first thing in the morning. In a | | | | |