Tubal Ligation Reversal Doctors - What Qualities to Look for?

When it comes to choosing from among all the tubal ligation reversal doctors, or at least the doctors who say they will do a tubal reversal for you, how do you begin to make a choice? To make a choice, there are certain things you need to know and things you need to ask. It's up to you to get the information. The questions and areas covered below will help you make that choice.

The first thing you want to know about is the surgeon's knowledge of this type of surgery. What about his educational and training background? What schools did he or she attend? What training has he had? And who was he trained under? You have doctors who have done their medical school, internship training and normal residency and have never seen a tubal reversal done. Even doctors who specialized in reproductive endocrinology would be very lucky to see a tubal reversal during their training. Since most insurance doesn't cover it, many hospitals don't perform the surgery very often and this is where doctors do their residencies. So, has yours ever been trained in it? Has he even seen one done during his training?

Next we need to ask about the surgeon's experience. How often has your potential doctor performed this surgery? Is it something she has done like maybe twelve times in the last five years? Or do you want a doctor who does the surgery every week day for years and has seen just about anything that can come up? Who do you think is going to be better at it and have the most experience to deal with your particular situation?

Your tubal reversal doctor's technique for carrying out the surgery is the next thing we look at. How does he actually do the surgery? Does he do it through very small incisions? How does he make sure the tubes are aligned? How does he test to be sure the tubes are not blocked? It would be a shame to pay for the surgery, and go through it only to find out there is a blockage, but you don't a method that increasing your chances for infection.

Is it easy for you to communicate with the doctor and his staff? Can you get your questions answered relatively quickly? Or does it take days and weeks to get a response to any of your questions? What do the other patients of this doctor say about him/her? Can you even get into touch with them to see if they would do it all over again with this doctor? Being the day of the Internet, does this doctor have an on line forum where you can talk to him, his staff and other patients and would-be patients?

Because it is most likely that one way or another, you will end up paying for this surgery out of your own pocket, how much does the operation cost you? Sure, we all know that you can't put a price tag on that smiling new face or the relief from pts but you have to be realistic. However, don't let price fool you. In this case, the most expensive of the tubal ligation reversal doctors is most assuredly not the best surgeon. Be sure you take all the other factors into consideration as well including factors about the facility where the operation will take place.

What kind of statistics does your doctor collect and keep? Does this information allow you to know his tubal reversal success rates? Not for all tubal reversals but just for his own surgeries. What are your chances for pregnancy after tubal reversal from this doctor? Will he provide this information to you? Is it readily available?

Yes, it can take quite a while to get all the answers to these many questions. You may even find you will come up with more questions. A lot of it is going to boil down to does the surgeon listen to and respond to you, is he well experienced, and what do other women say about him and their experiences. We all know that the good experiences of others can go a long way to meaning we should have a good experience as well. So among all the tubal ligation reversal doctors, which one or ones have the best testimonials from other women and best answers your questions?

Copyright 2008, Sandra Wilson