Six Factors for Picking Tubal Reversal Clinics
If you are one of the many women each year that begins a search for tubal reversal clinics due to changing your mind about your sterilization procedure, you should read through the below for help in determining which will be best for you. Whether you want another child due to some unforeseen change of mind or simply for relief from post tubal syndrome (PTS), you will want to be sure you go to the best clinic and doctor for your circumstances.
Start with looking for a clinic that does only tubal reversals. After all, as one doctor told his patient, if you had cancer, you would want to go to a clinic that specialized in only cancer and didn’t do several other things as well. It’s a matter of focus. It’s also a matter of what else they will try to get you to do instead. Face it, with a 30% success rate per cycle, an in vitro fertilization, IVF, just may not be your best chance. Most likely you will have to do more than one cycle and each will cost. Even if your insurance covers some of it you will be picking up part of the tab. Of course, this all depends upon your personal situation. Just like anything else, a tubal reversal is not right for everyone who wants to untie their tubes.
Next thing to consider will be the certification of the clinic. Who has it been accredited by? Has it been licensed by the state in which it resides? And will the clinic proudly proclaim this information where it is easy for you to see?
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.
Last, you need to consider the price of a reversal procedure at the clinics you are looking at. Chances are you will have to pay for the surgery, so I know price is a factor. But don’t let it be the sole determining factor. Use the answers you come up with from the questions above to help you make up your mind.
Now you have some idea of what factors to research when looking among the tubal reversal clinics available. Get the answers to the above questions and you will have the information you need to make the best decision for you.
