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I've been told my only hope is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), should I
consider tubal reversal?
Many patients have been referred by their own obstetricians for IVF when
reversal would make a lot more sense in every way. Not everyone is a candidate
for reversal after tubal ligation but it should be the first thing you do
rather than the last.
Cost of IVF vs Tubal Reversal
If you have talked to an infertility specialist that does IVF they likely
have recommended that you try IVF rather than tubal ligation reversal. IVF
is generally $10,000 dollars every time you try. Tubal ligation reversals
are $6,300 dollars in our clinic and you can try month in, month out. IVF
has a success rate of about 22% per attempt and the overall success rate
with tubal reversal is 70-75%. The math is not too tough; tubal ligation
reversal makes economic sense for you, for the infertility specialist IVF
makes better economic sense.
Because, like everything else, money seems to come into play we occasionally
see patients who can afford tubal reversal but could never consider IVF
because of the cost.
After evaluation, it may be that their chances are not the best for reversal
of their tubal ligation and IVF would be better if they could afford it,
but they can’t. To these patients I say that they may want to consider
tubal ligation reversal even though it may not be the best medical choice
because it is their only economic choice.
See Also:
 Risk
of Tubal Reversal vs In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
More
on tubal reversal as a first option
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"Because, like everything else, money seems to come into play we
occasionally see patients who can afford tubal reversal but could never
consider IVF because of the cost."
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