Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009
Patient Population
The study population consisted of 5,046 women who underwent tubal reversal surgery from July 2000 through June 2008 at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center – the only medical facility exclusively for tubal ligation reversal – located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Where Patients Came From
The women came from throughout the United States and from 23 foreign countries. The following map shows the geographic distribution of the resident locations of the US patients.
Figure 1. Where Patients Came From For Tubal Reversal Surgery
| State | Patients | | State | Patients |
| Alabama (AL) | 63 | | Missouri (MO) | 83 |
| Alaska (AK) | 7 | | Montana (MT) | 15 |
| Arizona (AZ) | 60 | | Nebraska (NE) | 25 |
| Arkansas (AR) | 58 | | Nevada (NV) | 39 |
| California (CA) | 309 | | New Hampshire (NH) | 54 |
| Colorado (CO) | 65 | | New Jersey (NJ) | 128 |
| Connecticut (CT) | 64 | | New Mexico (NM) | 24 |
| Delaware (DE) | 50 | | New York (NY) | 206 |
| District of Columbia (DC) | 5 | | North Carolina (NC) | 749 |
| Florida (FL) | 272 | | North Dakota (ND) | 12 |
| Georgia (GA) | 261 | | Ohio (OH) | 173 |
| Hawaii (HI) | 9 | | Oklahoma (OK) | 66 |
| Idaho (ID) | 26 | | Oregon (OR) | 49 |
| Illinois (IL) | 191 | | Pennsylvania (PA) | 204 |
| Indiana (IN) | 91 | | Rhode Island (RI) | 21 |
| Iowa (IA) | 60 | | South Carolina (SC) | 171 |
| Kansas (KS) | 32 | | South Dakota (SD) | 13 |
| Kentucky (KY) | 42 | | Tennessee (TN) | 112 |
| Louisiana (LA) | 78 | | Texas (TX) | 229 |
| Maine (ME) | 38 | | Utah (UT) | 24 |
| Maryland (MD) | 182 | | Virginia (VA) | 119 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | 120 | | Washington (WA) | 100 |
| Michigan (MI) | 134 | | West Virginia (WV) | 137 |
| Minnesota (MN) | 58 | | Wisconsin (WI) | 90 |
| Mississippi (MS) | 33 | | Wyoming (WY) | 6 |
Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009
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Pregnancy Rates At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
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Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009
Patient Population and Characteristics
The study population consisted of 5,046 women who underwent tubal reversal surgery from July 2000 through June 2008 at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.
Women’s Ages
The women in the study ranged in age from 20 to 51 (Figure 1). The mean average was 34 years of age. Approximately three-fourths of the women were in their 30s.
Figure 1. Age Distribution of Study Population
Years of Age
Tubal Ligation Methods
The type of tubal ligation that was performed is an important factor affecting the outcome of tubal reversal surgery. The most common method involved tying and cutting out a segment of the tube (ligation/resection). The second most common method was tubal coagulation (burning the tubes) followed in frequency by mechanical occlusion with tubal clips or rings. Other procedures, including fimbriectomy (removing the end of the fallopian tube) were the least common. In cases where the patient’s operative report of the tubal ligation was not available, the method was classified as unknown.
Table 1. Tubal Ligation Method
| Method | Number | Percent |
| Ring | 853 | 17% |
| Clip | 409 | 8% |
| Ligation/resection | 1923 | 38% |
| Coagulation | 1605 | 32% |
| Other/unknown | 256 | 5% |
| Total | 5046 | 100% |
Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009
Table Of Contents:
Pregnancy Rates At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
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