Pregnancy After Tubal
Chances Of Pregnancy After Tubal Litigation
Most women would like to know their chances of pregnancy after tubal litigation. Tubal litigation involves tying off the fallopian tubes, a process which will prevent a woman from ever getting pregnant again, at least in theory. In practice, the chances of pregnancy after tubal litigation are very small, but not zero. Tying off the tubes is regarded as the most effective method of birth control, along with the male vasectomy, but in rare instances, things may come "undone", and a pregnancy can occur.
100% Success Rate, Almost - Statistically, the chances of a woman experiencing pregnancy after tubal litigation is just under 1.5%, or about 150 out of every 10,000 women who have undergone the procedure. This may actually seem like a rather large number for a woman, or husband and wife, who definitely do not want more children, and a very small number for a woman who may have a change of heart and would like to become pregnant again.
In most cases when women who have undergone the procedure become pregnant, it is after 10 years or so. For some reason, the statistical rate of pregnancies increases at about that time, though the number still is very low, approaching 2%. Just as a man's tubes in rare instances grow back together following a vasectomy, a woman's fallopian tubes may do the same. In either case, this usually takes a number of years, but can happen. Women who undergo a tubal litigation often do so because there is less risk of an unwanted pregnancy that there is in using birth control pills. One can forget to take a birth control pill or take one at the wrong time. One doesn't have to worry about forgetting once a tubal litigation has been performed.
Reversing Or Side Stepping The Process - Once in awhile, a pregnancy after tubal litigation is desired. In other words, a woman and her spouse have changed their mind. They can of course play the odds and hope the woman is one of the 1.5 to 2% of those likely to get pregnant again, but in reality the only recourse is to either have the tubes rejoined or go through the process of in vitro fertilization. Not all women are good candidates for having the fallopian tubes rejoined, a process called tubal reversal. The tube ends must be at nearly the same diameter to yield a reasonable possibility of a pregnancy to occur, and if the tubes are too short or have in some way become damaged, tubal reversal may not be an option.
If tubal reversal is not a possibility, in vitro fertilization would be the other option, a procedure which can have a success rate of 15 to 20 percent, but also carries with it a risk of ovarian cancer. A fairly large dose of hormones is given to stimulate the production of eggs, and it is these hormone dosages that are believed to play a role in the possibility of incurring cancer.
Other Reasons For A Reversal - A desire to become pregnant again is not the only reason a woman may have for undergoing a tubal reversal. Some women experience difficulties of one type or another following tubal litigation. Various symptoms relating to early menopause may crop up, a woman may experience irregular and painful periods, hot or cold flashes, feelings of anxiety, or a number of other disorders. Of course in those instances where tubal reversal is for one reason or another not possible, a woman will have to cope with these symptoms by some other means. Although tubal litigation may seem an obvious answer to permanent birth control, and tubal reversal the answer to undoing what was done, the possible consequences of undergoing either procedure should be carefully considered by the woman, or the woman and her spouse, before proceeding.