Can I still have a baby when my tubes have been tied and cauterized?

Question

I had my tubes tied in 1999 and they told me then that there was nothing i could do, my husband died and now i am happily remarried and we both want to have a baby together is there anything i can do even though they cauterized my tubes?

Answer 1

I wish if people weren't 100% sure what they were talking about, that they wouldn't answer. An egg retrieval is NOT done in the fallopian tube. Eggs are retrieved direct from the ovary through the vaginal wall under sedation if you are going to go that route (IVF).

You have two options:

1. Tubal reversal
2. In-vitro fertilization

With the tubal reversal, it will cost major ducketts, but then you will remain fertile if you want more than one child. HOWEVER, you will be at a very high risk of an ectopic pregnancy. Especially since yours were cauterized. That tends to damage sections of the tube and the delicate fimbria inside. What they would do is cut off the tied and burned parts and then essentially microstitch the two sections together. Then you will have a much lower than average chance each month of getting pregnant. But, you still could get pregnant! Do some research on tubal reversals.

With the IVF, you get one shot, and it also costs major ducketts. You will do shots to stimulate your ovaries to mature multiple eggs at the same time, instead of the normal one or two. Then they will retrieve those, put them in a dish and add your husbands sperm. Then they culture them for a few days and transfer the desired number back to your uterus, totally bypassing the tubes. Your chance of ectopic would be quite low. You wouldn't have to worry about birth control after the birth of your child if you only want one. BUT! The best clinics are getting 60% + success rates PER TRY.

I would take a look at your insurance. SOME insurance policies cover IVF. If yours or your husbands cover IVF, I would go that route. Go with what insurance will cover...

Answer 2

If your uterus is in tact there's no reason why you can't carry a baby to term...the problem is just getting it there.

Did you have an eggs frozen for such an occassion prior to having your tubes tied? I don't think it's common practice, but a possiblity. If not talk to a fertility specialist. There are options. I believe that egg retrevial is done in the fallopian tube, so it might not be that you can have your egg harvested, (but, that's why you talk to the fertility specialist, they will know for sure). You could always obtain a donor egg to be fertlized with your husband's seed and implanted into your uterus. If you go through the whole pregnancy process, it's proably less likely that you'll feel detached or unrelated to the child, which is a possibility -- a be it a very slim one -- when the couple is forced to turn to post-birth adoption after multiple failed attetmpts at creating a child of their own.

Either way, i would have to assume that if you're in your prime childbearing years, have had no fertility problems in the past and they're either able to take the matured eggs straight from your ovaries, or a cauterized tube isn't an obstcal for them, you should be able to produce and harvest eggs for petri-dish fertlization and implatation. Not as fun as the tradtional way, but hopefully the same results.

Answer 3

I really have the same question as you...I don't know how high the percentage is on getting pregnant.The main thing is getting the tubes untied and going from there.I had spoke to a doctor about getting my tubes untied a few years ago and she said the reversal CAN be done and the cost at that time was $5,000.And she aslo said the younger you are thr better chances you have on getting pregnant once the tubes are untied.She stated that after a woman reaches the age 35 her body changes.But I will do some research myself because I want to have another baby myself and guess what?...my tubes have been tied for 12 years now and they are not untied yet...

Answer 4

A coworker had her tubes tied after having her last child. She thought she was safe at the age of 40...but she wasn't. A miracle happened, and she started showing signs of being pregnant...and tada, she was indeed pregnant. Tubes can become untied and fix themselves, leaving women to bear more children without knowing it. So, yes, it's a slim possibility that she is pregnant, if she is showing symptoms. My former coworker had a son after her tubes were tied, who is 20 years younger than his older siblings. She's now going to soccer practices and all that fun stuff all over again when she didnt expect to be.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Your best chance would be to get them untied. I'm not sure what invitro could do, but in any event getting them untied would probably be cheaper...Not sure if it would work with cauterized tubes though...I'd ask a OB/GYN.

Answer 7

im not sure i now you could have if they were just tied because that only last like ten years and you are able to get them untied but i dont know about cauterized. but i would go here www. webmd.com they should be able to tell you or not.

Answer 8

You can have the proceedure reversed but it cost major deneros! Be careful not to get a tubal pregnancy in the mean time.

Answer 9

Good question...I would like to know that too! I have my tubes cut burned and tied and I regret it!

Answer 10

adopt. Or you can try to get them untied