Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Tubal ligation reversal (microsurgical tubal reanastomosis) is a surgical procedure done to enable pregnancy in people who had tubal ligation surgery. Tubal ...

The laparoscopic approach is also contraindicated in patients with severe heart or lung problems. Surgery is deferred in patients with suspected pregnancy. Tubal ligation or tubectomy is a ...

1. Who performs a Tubal sterilization? A Gynaecologist usually performs the Tubal sterilization procedure. 2. What is the best time to have a tubectomy done? Tubectomy should be done best within a ...

The CREST study was a multicenter, prospective study conducted in various teaching institutions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to examine the long-term failure of tubal ...

Through data reported in the US Collaborative Review of Sterilization (CREST) study, we have learned that 10-year cumulative failure rates of sterilization done by tubal occlusion are much higher ...