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Tubal Reversal Clinics - Which is Right for You?

By: Sandra Wilson

As you have not doubt learned elsewhere, many thousands of women start looking for tubal reversal clinics each year when they decide they have made a mistake having their original tubal ligation. If you are one of them, we hope the factors presented below will help you find the right clinic for you

Probably the first thing you want to consider in tubal reversal clinics is whether or not doing tubal ligation reversal surgeries is the only thing done there. After all, if given a choice, do you want to go to a clinic where that is all they do? Or do you want to go to one where they do in vitro fertilization (IVF), vasectomy reversals and who knows what else? Kind of dilutes the experience of the staff, doesn't it? Not only that. I think you will find that the staff just might try to persuade you to the more expensive, yet less successful, IVF. The clinic will simply make more money with that procedure than a tubal reversal because the success rate of each cycle is only about 30% and costs much more than a reversal surgery.

Next thing to consider will be the certification of the clinic. Who has it been accredited by? Has it been licensed by the state in which it resides? And will the clinic proudly proclaim this information where it is easy for you to see?

Among all the tubal reversal clinics you check out, what is the reputation of the doctors and staff? Do you have ways to check and see how happy or unhappy patients and potential patients are with the care they have received? Do people highly recommend the services of the clinic you are researching? Even after surgery, how does the clinic treat its former patients? How about during the procedure? Do they even respond to you when you ask them questions? Some clinics that women have asked questions of don't reply for days and weeks, if ever. Check their reputation online.

And speaking of reputation, what is the background of the surgeon from the clinic who does the surgery? What is his or her training and education? What type of surgery do they perform and how will this impact your surgery length and recovery time? Does the surgeon have a reputation of caring for his patients? Can you even talk to the surgeon and his staff and get your questions answered?

Next you should take a look at the success rates for the individual tubal reversal clinic you are looking at. They do keep records on their patients, don't they? Are those statistics available where you can review them? What factors do they consider in the records they keep? Can you learn your chances, with this clinic, depending upon your tube length, ligation procedure, your age, etc.?

Although the price can be a very important factor, especially if you have to pay for it, don't let this be the only factor. Prices for tubal reversals vary widely. You can find reversals for a few thousand or more than twenty thousand. Be sure to look at all the factors. You sure don't want to end up with a cheap surgeon who has a lousy reputation or even pay for one that costs more than $20,000 who still doesn't meet well all the criteria above.

Take all the above and search out which of the tubal reversal clinics will be the right one for you. Each of us have different criteria and different needs. These factors just give you a basis for making your decision. Good luck in your choice.

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Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the foremost of the tubal reversal clinics, exceeds all criteria well. Discuss with our patients at our tubal reversal forum. Browse our site at www.tubal-reversal.net/ to answer all your questions.

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