Tubal Reversal Cost - Yahoo Answers Gets it Wrong

I was looking over Yahoo Answers today and endedsays that tubal reversal is very expensive, one
up checking out some of the answers about tubalstating at least $20,000 if not more, and says that it
reversal cost. Granted the answers are provided bywould be probably better to go with IVF. The reason
people trying to be helpful, at least some, but it isgiven here was that tubal reversals aren't always
too bad some of those answers are wrong includingsuccessful and you would probably end up with IVF
ones voted or selected as the best answer. In thisanyway.
article, I'll point out a few incorrect answers andIt might surprise you to learn that IVF is not so great
provide better information about tubal reversal cost. Ias many fertility specialists and others would lead you
should note, however, that there were some veryto believe, even if you discount all that you have to
nicely done answers that did provide the informationdo to your body to get ready for the procedure. On
requested.average, IVF costs $10,000 to $12,000 for each
1. Some questions are just out right requests for thecycle. On average, you should expect to go through
cost of a tubal reversal. For one of these, athree cycles before you get a success. If you use
responder said that tubal reversals cost at leastfrozen embryos, the subsequent cycles may be less
$10,000 and on up to $20,000 with a less than 50%costly.
success rate. While it is true that you might beYou may do better or worse than three cycles and
quoted such cost, that minimum amount is veryyou may find a price less than or more than the
wrong. While a responder may have jokingly repliedquoted range. But by using averages, we can do a
on another request with a cost of $500, you won'tbetter comparison.
find them quite that low unless you are very luckyBut, the average tubal reversal cost is $8,000 to
and have health insurance that will cover the cost.$9,000 and you only need to do one surgery.
Maybe that is your co-pay.Granted, not every surgery will be a success and not
However, you can find tubal reversals from aboutevery tubal ligation is reversible, although it is amazing
$3500 and on up in the U.S. The average tubalwhat they can repair now, like essure procedures.
reversal cost is about $8000 to $9000 but there areHowever, as stated above, some of the best tubal
some tubal reversal doctors who are extremelyreversal doctors in the U.S., and in the world, charge
qualified to perform the surgery who charge in theless than that average.
$5500 to $7000 range. These doctors are specialist3. The last answer I want to talk to said that surgery
who do little, if anything else, besides tubal ligationis like shoes and you pay more for quality. I have to
reversal surgery. You will find that they are mostreally disagree with this one. Some of the best tubal
often the more experienced and best trained doctorsreversal doctors in the world fall in the $5500 to
as well.$7000 range as I discussed above. They have the
In addition, the less than 50% success rate is sotraining, the education, the background and the
wrong I just have to address it. Although theexperience that puts them in the elite of tubal
pregnancy after tubal reversal success rates canreversal doctors, or more precisely, doctors who will
vary depending upon different factors, there is an upperform the tubal reversal surgery. Compare their
to 87% success rate per one study. The ratequalifications in tubal ligation reversal against those
depends upon the factors of age, tubal length andsurgeons charging over $20,000. You can do this
tubal ligation method, at least in one study availablethrough their websites and other sources. Does that
on the Internet. If you are over 40, the success ratesurgeon who wants to charge you $20,000 give you
is less than 50%, but not for all women altogether.ready access to his qualifications and how do they
2. To several of the questions about tubal reversalcompare?
cost, a similar answer was given. In it, the responder