6 Tips for Searching Through Tubal Reversal Clinics
As you have not doubt learned elsewhere, many thousands of women start looking for tubal reversal clinics each year when they decide they have made a mistake having their original tubal ligation. If you are one of them, we hope the factors presented below will help you find the right clinic for you
Probably the first thing you want to consider in tubal reversal clinics is whether or not doing tubal ligation reversal surgeries is the only thing done there. After all, if given a choice, do you want to go to a clinic where that is all they do? Or do you want to go to one where they do in vitro fertilization (IVF), vasectomy reversals and who knows what else? Kind of dilutes the experience of the staff, doesn’t it? Not only that. I think you will find that the staff just might try to persuade you to the more expensive, yet less successful, IVF. The clinic will simply make more money with that procedure than a tubal reversal because the success rate of each cycle is only about 30% and costs much more than a reversal surgery.
Another factor has to do with the accreditation of the clinic. Is it accredited and by what organization? Is it a licensed facility as well? Can you find this information out easily or do you have to really dig?
What is the reputation of the clinic? Do they have a reputation for answering questions and providing excellent patient care both before and after surgery? Can you talk to other patients to find out how they feel about the treatment they received?
Of course, the clinic isn’t actually the one doing the surgery. What is the reputation of the surgeon from this tubal reversal clinic? How was he or she trained and educated? How many of these surgeries has he done in the last couple years? Does he have a good reputation among his patients? Do they say nice things about him? Does he respond to questions from patients or make sure someone does?
What about the statistics covering the success rates after tubal reversal at each of the tubal reversal clinics you are considering? Can you find those easily? I’m not talking about the overall statistics for all tubal reversals but those for each individual clinic. Do they even keep track of the type of things that matter? Among these will be whether or not your tubes were cauterized or clipped or whatever, how the length of the tubes left affect successful outcome, and even how the age of the patient affects the outcome.
Although the price can be a very important factor, especially if you have to pay for it, don’t let this be the only factor. Prices for tubal reversals vary widely. You can find reversals for a few thousand or more than twenty thousand. Be sure to look at all the factors. You sure don’t want to end up with a cheap surgeon who has a lousy reputation or even pay for one that costs more than $20,000 who still doesn’t meet well all the criteria above.
Take all the above and search out which of the tubal reversal clinics will be the right one for you. Each of us have different criteria and different needs. These factors just give you a basis for making your decision. Good luck in your choice.
