TR vs IVF

TUBAL REVERSAL VS. IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF)?

- - What is a Tubal Ligation?
- - Tubal Ligation Methods
- - How is a Tubal Reversal Performed?
- - Success of Tubal Reversal
- - Complications of Tubal Reversal
- - Tubal Reversal vs. IVF
- - Fees and Policies

  Tubal Reversal IVF
Surgery Yes No
Costs $6,500 (out-patient) $8,500/cycle
Success 50%-75% (within 1 year, no other fertility factors) 40-60%/cycle
Multiple Births 0-10% (with Clomid) 30-40%
Ectopic Risk 10% <5%
If there is multiple fertility factors involved (abnormal sperm analysis, hormonal imbalances or advancing female age) In Vitro Fertalization (IVF) may be the better treatment for achieving pregnancy.