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Macroscopic Tuboplasty: Reversal of Female Sterilization
Author(s) -
Gupta I.,
Sawhney H.,
Mahajan U.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1990.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tubal ligation , sterilization (economics) , clips , surgery , ectopic pregnancy , laparoscopy , pregnancy , tubal occlusion , obstetrics , family planning , research methodology , population , environmental health , biology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , genetics , foreign exchange
Data is presented regarding 57 women who underwent reversal of sterilization procedure. In the majority (90%), the reason for request for reversal of procedure was loss of male child or more than one child. Thirteen subjects never came back for follow‐up. Out of 39 subjects in whom follow‐up is available for more than 3 months, in 35 (90%) the tubes are patent. There were 25 pregnancies in 21 subjects and incidence of viable pregnancy was 88% with only one ectopic pregnancy (4%). In these 35 cases whose tubes were found to be patent post tuboplasty, 18 had laparoscopic ring application, 16 had abdominal tubal ligation and one had undergone vaginal tubal ligation. Thirteen subjects (62%) conceived within 6 months after reversal. In this series, no loupe or operating microscope was used.