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Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
want to have another baby but had tubes tied and burnt
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
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Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Jun 13, 2009 02:31PM
, Jun 13, 2009 02:31PMTo: rparente
Hi!
You are absolutely in the right place--you can tell by all the responses. There are basically two options once the tubes are tied--if there is plenty of healthy tube left, it is possible sometimes to reanastimose ( sew them back together) the tubes. This requires major surgery, is not paid for by insurance ( in most cases) and has about a 50% success rate. Sometimes, as in the case of Pauline above, the tubes are too damaged to fix. If that is the case, IVF is the way to go. Depending upon how many more little ones you want, IVF may be your best bet any way--the success rates following IVF are very good (better than 50-50 as for the surgery). IVF is sometimes covered by insurance, and is also very expensive. A lot depends upon finances, insurance coverage, and what is available in your area.
Hope this helps!
Dr B
You are absolutely in the right place--you can tell by all the responses. There are basically two options once the tubes are tied--if there is plenty of healthy tube left, it is possible sometimes to reanastimose ( sew them back together) the tubes. This requires major surgery, is not paid for by insurance ( in most cases) and has about a 50% success rate. Sometimes, as in the case of Pauline above, the tubes are too damaged to fix. If that is the case, IVF is the way to go. Depending upon how many more little ones you want, IVF may be your best bet any way--the success rates following IVF are very good (better than 50-50 as for the surgery). IVF is sometimes covered by insurance, and is also very expensive. A lot depends upon finances, insurance coverage, and what is available in your area.
Hope this helps!
Dr B
Member Comments (4)
by PaulineRich, Jun 11, 2009 05:50PM
To: rparente
I too have my tubes tied and burnt. I had to do IVF just had my embryo transfer on June 5. I am currently waiting for blood work on June 19th to see if get my BFP. I hope this helps.
by kat20010, Jun 11, 2009 08:32PM
To: tubes tied
just recently had a tuble reversal march 09 me and my fiance r trying to have a baby just wanted to know if anyone out there knows how long it takes to get preg after having them put back together
by PaulineRich, Jun 12, 2009 08:20AM
To: All
I forgot to metion I too tried to have them reversed, but they were to damaged.
