
Does Tubal Reversal Surgery Work? 3 Myths and Facts
About 10 million women in the United States have “had their tubes tied,” a form of female sterilization called tubal ligation. The fallopian tubes can be tied together in surgery, cauterized, closed with rings or clips, or be blocked with Essure, a microinsert which causes scar tissue to form and block the tubes. The goal is to prevent eggs from traveling down the fallopian tubes to be fertilized. Tubal ligation is meant to be a permanent form of birth control.
Sometimes women change their minds after having their tubes tied. The decision may have been made under pressure from a spouse or someone else, or during marital troubles. In some cases, women may seek to unblock their tubes when they enter a new relationship and want to start a second family, or, sadly, suffer the loss of a child and want to have another.If you’ve had tubal ligation and you want to have another child, you’ve probably heard a lot of different stories about tubal reversal surgery. Here are a few myths and facts.

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