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For many women, the choice to have tubal ligation surgery is not all that difficult. For instance, if a woman knows that she is finished having children, she may opt to have her tubes tied after delivering her last child. Some women end up having their tubes tied for very different reasons, however.

For a woman who is in a marriage that is on shaky ground, she may decide to have her tubes tied to prevent any chance of bringing a child into an already tenuous situation. Some women may be in an abusive relationship and have their tubes tied in order to prevent bringing a child into a volatile home environment.

Sometimes women have their tubes tied because they had problems with heavy menstrual bleeding that caused them to seek medical assistance. If the doctor does something called an endometrial ablation, where the uterine lining is actually removed, the doctor will often recommend that a woman has a tubal ligation surgery in order to prevent pregnancy. This is because a viable pregnancy is impossible if there is no uterine lining.

Tubal ligation surgery is very commonplace these days. However, sometimes women end up having second thoughts about the decision that they’ve made. What is often unknown to these women is that there is a procedure call a tubal reversal. Continue reading ‘Should You Have Tubal Ligation Surgery – What Are the Reasons For It?’ »

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The decision of whether or not to have a tubal ligation surgery is very personal. Tubal ligation surgeries are performed for a variety of reasons, but typically as a birth control method. Tubal ligation surgeries consist of a woman’s fallopian tubes are cut or tied in order to prevent the release of eggs from the ovaries. In order for a tubal ligation surgery to be reversed, there are many factors that must be weighed out. One of the biggest deciding factors after a woman’s overall health and reasoning will be cost. Will the woman have to pay out of pocket for the entire surgery, or will her insurance company cover this procedure in part or in full?

Insurance companies are under no legal mandate to cover the cost of tubal reversal surgery. The choice to cover this procedure is usually left up to the individual insurance company. The average cost of a tubal ligation surgery can be as low as $5,000 or may cost as much as $9,000. Some insurance companies may have special provisions for reproductive health care. Other companies may cover tubal reversal surgery just as they would cover any other operative procedure. Other companies may not cover the cost of tubal reversal surgery, especially if it is an elective procedure. Continue reading ‘Tubal Ligation Reversal – Will Insurance Pay?’ »

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