Tubal Reversal Clinics - Which is Right for You?
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As we have stated in other articles, every year many, many women change their minds about the sterilization procedure they had and now want a tubal reversal. Thus begins their search for which of the tubal reversal clinics available will be the best one for them. Whether you want a tubal ligation reversal so you have a good chance at having another child or you want one for relief of post tubal ligation syndrome (PTLS), you need to look for the best place to have the procedure.
Start with looking for a clinic that does only tubal reversals. After all, as one doctor told his patient, if you had cancer, you would want to go to a clinic that specialized in only cancer and didn’t do several other things as well. It’s a matter of focus. It’s also a matter of what else they will try to get you to do instead. Face it, with a 30% success rate per cycle, an in vitro fertilization, IVF, just may not be your best chance. Most likely you will have to do more than one cycle and each will cost. Even if your insurance covers some of it you will be picking up part of the tab. Of course, this all depends upon your personal situation. Just like anything else, a tubal reversal is not right for everyone who wants to untie their tubes.
Another factor has to do with the accreditation of the clinic. Is it accredited and by what organization? Is it a licensed facility as well? Can you find this information out easily or do you have to really dig?
What is the reputation of the clinic? Do they have a reputation for answering questions and providing excellent patient care both before and after surgery? Can you talk to other patients to find out how they feel about the treatment they received?
Now check out the reputation of the surgeon who will be doing the surgery. What kind does he have with other doctors and most especially with his patients? What is his training and educational background? Who trained him? What type of surgery does he perform? Is it one that is going to have you laid up for weeks or out and about within a couple days? Do you feel secure asking him questions?
What about the statistics covering the success rates after tubal reversal at each of the tubal reversal clinics you are considering? Can you find those easily? I’m not talking about the overall statistics for all tubal reversals but those for each individual clinic. Do they even keep track of the type of things that matter? Among these will be whether or not your tubes were cauterized or clipped or whatever, how the length of the tubes left affect successful outcome, and even how the age of the patient affects the outcome.
Last, you need to consider the price of a reversal procedure at the clinics you are looking at. Chances are you will have to pay for the surgery, so I know price is a factor. But don’t let it be the sole determining factor. Use the answers you come up with from the questions above to help you make up your mind.
Now you have some idea of what factors to research when looking among the tubal reversal clinics available. Get the answers to the above questions and you will have the information you need to make the best decision for you.
