| When looking to untie tubes that have been cut, | | | | however, they conducted a study among their own |
| burned or otherwise blocked, a woman is faced with | | | | patients. In this 2007 study, the success rate for a |
| two choices, in vitro fertilization (IVF) or tubal | | | | tubal reversal ranged from 41% for women above |
| reversal. Technically speaking, of course, IVF does | | | | 40 to 82% for women under 30 who wanted to |
| not untie tubes. However, this is the choice most | | | | untie tubes. This compares to a 23% success rate |
| women face. The decision is then based upon the | | | | for women over 40 for IVF. |
| comparison - IVF vs. tubal reversal. | | | | As for the price tag for IVF vs. tubal reversal, we will |
| In comparing IVF vs tubal reversal, most women are | | | | turn to a CNN article which states that the average |
| concerned with price tag and the chances of getting | | | | cost of IVF is $10,000 ( with other sources giving a |
| pregnant. This information is available on the web. | | | | range of $10,000 to $12,000 on average. That is a |
| For IVF, look at the Center for Disease Control's | | | | per cycle rate. Given the success rates of IVF you |
| own study. Since most women wanting to untie | | | | can understand that more than one cycle is usually |
| tubes are looking for a child of their own, review | | | | needed. |
| section 2 covering fresh non-donor eggs or embryos. | | | | Tubal reversal, however, averages around $8,000 to |
| Quoting from the study itself, located at cdc.gov | | | | $9,000. However, several of the world's leading tubal |
| ART/ART02/index.htm, "the national average | | | | reversal surgeons will untie tubes for less than |
| success rate was slightly more than 28%". In another | | | | $6,000. In the hands of well experienced surgeons, |
| place, however, it does state that "slightly more than | | | | one surgery is usually all that is needed. The |
| 34% resulted in clinical pregnancy" of which 2% | | | | fortunate thing is that you can try over and over to |
| ended in miscarriage before it could even be | | | | get pregnant and it will not cost you one additional |
| determined if it was a single or multiple fetus | | | | cent whereas each try at IVF does. |
| pregnancy. | | | | Now you can do your own research and |
| In again comparing IVF vs. tubal reversal, it is a bit | | | | determination with the URLs provided. Not every |
| difficult to find statistics on success rates for tubal | | | | method is right for every person. You can compare |
| reversals. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center where | | | | IVF vs. tubal reversal to determine which is best to |
| they have done thousands of tubal reversals, | | | | untie tubes for you. |