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- $Title{Artificial Insemination After Tubal Ligation}
- $Subject{tubal ligation surgery surgeries special procedure procedures
- Pregnancy artificial insemination AI sperm vagina ovulation pregnancy
- operations operation central canal Fallopian tubes test tube fertilized egg
- fertility infertility infertile fertile sterile sterility}
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- Artificial Insemination After Tubal Ligation
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- QUESTION: Once you have had a tubal ligation (mine were cauterized), can you
- get pregnant through artificial insemination? What exactly is the procedure?
- Wouldn't this be less costly than an operation to reverse my present
- condition? I am 32 years old and healthy.
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- ANSWER: Although artificial insemination (AI) is a relatively simple process,
- it won't achieve the results you desire while your tubes are closed. In
- artificial insemination, the sperm is obtained from a male donor and placed
- into the vagina during the short period of ovulation, to yield the greatest
- chance for a pregnancy. These sperm then find their way through the uterus up
- the fallopian tubes, to meet with the egg, that has been produced by the ovary
- a short time before. This method is used when examinations and tests have
- determined that sperm from the present male partner is deficient in either
- numbers or quality, and has been diagnosed as the reason for the couple's
- inability to produce a desired baby. In order for the procedure to be
- successful the tubes must be patent (open), with a clear passage for both
- sperm and egg to move through and meet. When tubes have been closed
- surgically, this is not possible and so AI won't work in your case. You
- require an operation to reverse the condition. The surgeon, operating with
- the aid of a microscope, would attempt to sew the two ends of the severed tube
- back together in a manner which would leave the central canal open. It's a
- delicate procedure, and not always successful, for the healing process
- sometimes creates a scar which closes the tube again. In some cases where a
- woman has diseased Fallopian tubes, a physician may attempt to obtain a ripe
- egg from the ovary, using a telescope like instrument inserted into the
- abdomen through a small incision. This egg is then fertilized by the sperm in
- a "test tube" and the fertilized egg is replanted in the uterus to grow. It
- is a most delicate process, performed only by experienced specialists, but has
- been successful in a number of instances.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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