Tubal Reversal Treatment Major Factors Affecting Its Success

Tubal ligation is one of the established ways of birth control. In this the fallopian tubes of the woman are tied so as to make her temporarily infertile by preventing the eggs from reaching her uterus. This operation performed under general anesthesia takes about thirty minutes.

In order to make the woman fertile again tubal reversal treatment is resorted to. This involves a surgical operation, under the bikini line, involving microsurgery under general anesthesia. The operation lasts for a couple of hours.

The success of this method of infertility treatment depends on a number of factors. These are -

- The woman’s age. It has been observed that the success rate improves for women less than 35 years.
- Whether the fallopian tubes are healthy.
- The quality of the man’s sperms.

The success rate of tubal reversal treatment is around 70%.