Why Consider the Infertility Treatment of Tubal Surgery Over IVF?

After a couple have been diagnosed with problemsmuch more expensive than tubal surgery on average.
that have been causing difficulty in conceiving, then aPros of Tubal Surgery
course of treatment needs to be planned. However,1. Following this surgery, it is unlikely that the woman
what treatment they will undergo depends on whatwill need any further medical intervention such as
the problem is. In some cases, the only way thedrugs, medication or other procedures to help her
problem can be resolved is through the infertilityachieve her goals of conceiving. This is especially true
treatment known as IVF. However, in many casesif the problem is caused by a blockage to the
the problem can be solved by the woman undergoingfallopian tubes caused through something such as
tubal surgery because the fertility problem is simply apelvic inflammatory disease if the disease itself has
result of the woman's fallopian tubes being blocked.already been treated. However, once a child is
This tubal blockage can be removed by tubal surgery.conceived there are certain protocols which should be
What is important, however, is that the couple weighfollowed.
the pros and cons of both these forms of infertility2. Compared to IVF, the chances of a woman having
treatment. This way they can make a more informedmore than one baby with this form of infertility
decision as to which is the best way to go and whichtreatment are much less. The chances are the same
will increase their chances of conceiving. So just whatas of those of the normal population. Also, once the
are the pros and cons of these two procedures fortubal surgery is completed successfully, a woman can
helping a couple to have a child? Below we take ahave as many babies as she desires and is capable
look.of.
Pros of IVF3. There is a one-time payment for this procedure.
1. There is no major surgery involved with this formCons of Tubal Surgery
of infertility treatment.1. With this particular infertility treatment, the woman
2. Within 10 days to three weeks of the treatmentwill have to undergo major surgery with the resulting
being carried out, a woman will learn if she hasrecovery time required.
become pregnant or not.2. It could be upwards of a year before a woman is
Cons of IVFable to conceive following this particular form of
1. The woman is required to take certain medicationsinfertility treatment. However, the majority of
which help to stimulate her body in to producingwomen do conceive within one year following tubal
several eggs at one time. Because of this thesurgery.
chances of her having more than one child can beAbove we have looked at the pros and cons of two
greatly increased as more than one egg may beforms of infertility treatment that a couple may want
implanted. Furthermore, there are hazards and healthto consider if they are having problems conceiving.
risks associated with the over-stimulation of theAnother thing that needs to be taken into
body. You should examine these risks further beforeconsideration when it comes to these forms of
deciding upon IVF.treatment is the cost. Both can be extremely
2. If the first attempt at conceiving a child throughexpensive depending upon who is carrying out the
IVF is unsuccessful, then the couple must go throughtreatment for the couple. This makes choosing the
the whole process once more. Although in someright surgeon an important factor. However, with IVF
cases, any embryos not used may be frozen. This isthis can be considerably more than with tubal surgery
not always the case so the second (and third and soas it may take more than one course of treatment
on as needed) course of treatment the couplebefore a woman becomes pregnant.
undergo could cost the same as the first. IVF is