Many women with fertility problems do not know that tubal surgery is an option that can be used other than IVF. They simply aren't told and do not do further research unlike you. Although there are many reasons for infertility, tubal surgery, rather than IVF can definitely be worth looking into.
So where does tubal surgery come in? Many times a woman finds out her infertility problems are due to some type of tubal blockage. This can be devastating to her and her spouse. But this is the type of infertility problem where tubal surgery can shine.
To best compare to tubal surgery, let's learn a bit more about IVF. Using various resources around the web including the NY Times and CNN, you can find that one cycle of IVF will be $10,000 to $12,000. During this cycle, you will be given a course of drugs to boost your egg producing ability and to prepare your body. The eggs are gathered and then fertilized. At the appointed time of development, they are placed in your uterus where you will hope one or more implants itself.
Now, some women are just too old to do this. I read in the New York Times of a 49 year old bride who wanted children. In this case, eggs can be bought from an egg donor usually a woman in her 20s. But your body must still be made ready with hormones and drugs for the implantation of the fertilized egg.
But just because you get eggs somewhere else or you are able to use your own, doesn't mean you will actual become pregnant. The egg(s) have to implant themselves and remain so to term. Unfortunately, this usually doesn't happen on the first or even the second round of IVF. In fact the average number of cycles you have to go through for a successful pregnancy is three.
Failure of one cycle means another cycle if you are using IVF. You are going to pay for another cycle. You are going to go through at least some of the drugs again. Who knows how many times you will go through this and who knows how much it will cost in the end?
Tubal surgery, however, goes in and removes the section of blocked tubes. The rest of the tube that is not blocked is sutured together giving you a good chance to become pregnant again. This is the same surgery done in tubal ligation reversal where the burned or clipped area is removed and the good sections sewn together. One surgery and you don't have to pay any more for failures to get pregnant in any one month.
So how good is the success rate of IVF to tubal surgery? Let's use the study Dr. Berger did on his tubal surgery patients. He had a success rate up to 87%. You can check out his site yourself to see the various factors that play into the success rate and how it varies. Looking at one cycle of in vitro fertilization, you will find that there is only a 30% success rate. As we said before, you usually have to go through more than one cycle of IVF and this is why making tubal surgery a much better option for women who have infertility due to tubal blockage. - 16083
So where does tubal surgery come in? Many times a woman finds out her infertility problems are due to some type of tubal blockage. This can be devastating to her and her spouse. But this is the type of infertility problem where tubal surgery can shine.
To best compare to tubal surgery, let's learn a bit more about IVF. Using various resources around the web including the NY Times and CNN, you can find that one cycle of IVF will be $10,000 to $12,000. During this cycle, you will be given a course of drugs to boost your egg producing ability and to prepare your body. The eggs are gathered and then fertilized. At the appointed time of development, they are placed in your uterus where you will hope one or more implants itself.
Now, some women are just too old to do this. I read in the New York Times of a 49 year old bride who wanted children. In this case, eggs can be bought from an egg donor usually a woman in her 20s. But your body must still be made ready with hormones and drugs for the implantation of the fertilized egg.
But just because you get eggs somewhere else or you are able to use your own, doesn't mean you will actual become pregnant. The egg(s) have to implant themselves and remain so to term. Unfortunately, this usually doesn't happen on the first or even the second round of IVF. In fact the average number of cycles you have to go through for a successful pregnancy is three.
Failure of one cycle means another cycle if you are using IVF. You are going to pay for another cycle. You are going to go through at least some of the drugs again. Who knows how many times you will go through this and who knows how much it will cost in the end?
Tubal surgery, however, goes in and removes the section of blocked tubes. The rest of the tube that is not blocked is sutured together giving you a good chance to become pregnant again. This is the same surgery done in tubal ligation reversal where the burned or clipped area is removed and the good sections sewn together. One surgery and you don't have to pay any more for failures to get pregnant in any one month.
So how good is the success rate of IVF to tubal surgery? Let's use the study Dr. Berger did on his tubal surgery patients. He had a success rate up to 87%. You can check out his site yourself to see the various factors that play into the success rate and how it varies. Looking at one cycle of in vitro fertilization, you will find that there is only a 30% success rate. As we said before, you usually have to go through more than one cycle of IVF and this is why making tubal surgery a much better option for women who have infertility due to tubal blockage. - 16083
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If tubal blockage is the source of your infertility, check out tubal surgery from CHTRC as an option for you. It's cheaper and you don't have as much aggravation to endure. Tubal surgery could be the right answer for you.
