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Re: what is a tubal ligation?From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 5 May 1997 22:34:50 -0500 (CDT)
>Can someone please explain to me, what is a a tubal ligation? Also, >would any rec. surgery to unblock tubes to achieve pregnancy? If so, >what surgeries are available? Thanks. >May God Bless you and your family >Anne >NJ Anne in NJ A tubal ligation is a surgical procedure for female sterilization. Either through a laparoscope (a telescope-like instrument inserted through the navel) or through a small incision, a woman's fallopian tubes are burned, clipped, tied and cut, or banded so the egg can't get down and the sperm can't get up. Tubal surgery to unblock tubes is known as "tubal reanastamosis", "tuboplasty", or "tubal reconstruction". These are surgeries to open blocked tubes or put back together tubes that were previously ligated. Sometimes this surgery can be performed through the laparoscope, but often it is done through a bikini incision. Specialists in infertility, or reproductive endocrinology, are your best bet to ask whether you are a candidate for such surgery, or whether other methods, like IVF, may be better for you. Talk to your doctor about your particular situation.
-- Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA
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