| You may wonder what happens during tubal reversal | | | | Instead repairs will have to be made and things have |
| surgery. After all, you know that tubal ligation is | | | | to be put together. |
| referred to as tying your tubes. Does the doctor just | | | | In the typical ligation and resection methods such as |
| go in and untie your tubes? It's not really that simple. | | | | the first method above which is called the Pomeroy, |
| To understand tubal reversal surgery better let's | | | | the scarred over ends on each fallopian tube will have |
| discuss how your fallopian tubes are tied when you | | | | to be removed. Just how much is removed during |
| decide you no longer want children. | | | | tubal reversal surgery will depend upon how much |
| First off you should know that the term tying your | | | | scarring there is and how far it extends away from |
| tubes came about from the original method of tubal | | | | the original cut ends. |
| ligation where ligatures were used to tie around the | | | | These new fresh ends must then be reunited. This |
| fallopian tubes in such a way that a loop was made in | | | | involves sewing (suturing) together the layers. Did |
| each tube. It's easiest if you think of the ligatures as | | | | you know your fallopian tubes are made up of three |
| string or thread tied around a tube. | | | | layers? |
| Then two cuts are made in each fallopian tubes | | | | However the innermost layer is the key to passing |
| removing the loop. Since the ligature is absorbable it | | | | the egg down to the uterus as it has cilia which |
| eventually disappears leaving two cut ends on each | | | | perform this function. Since you want this as whole |
| tube that have grown over with some of the tissue | | | | as possible, Dr. Berger, a renowned tubal reversal |
| in your abdomen. Other methods used can be even | | | | doctor, does not suture this layer. This minimizes |
| more complicated. For instance, in a fimbriectomy, | | | | scarring within the tube. |
| the fimbrial end of the tube nearest the ovary is | | | | He does stitch the other two layers together in |
| removed. That becomes more complicated to repair | | | | order to hold the tube ends together so they can |
| during tubal reversal surgery. | | | | heal into one complete tube. Once healed after your |
| At any rate, this is why it is not a simple thing to | | | | tubal reversal surgery, you can then try to get |
| "untie" your tubes. There really is nothing to untie. | | | | pregnant which is the goal after all. |