In this study, we learn that tubal ligation was done 1 1/2 to 2 times more often than a vasectomy as time went on from 1973 to 1982 and continued at that rate to the time frame of this study in 1995. I found this a surprising fact considering that in 1965, tubal ligation and vasectomy were equally as common.
Taking both forms of sterilization into account, the CDC considers 41% of women in the age group of 15-44 as being surgically sterile. Of these, 26% chose to have a tubal ligation because either the woman or the man in the relationship wanted no more children.
The number of women in this age group that had their tubes tied calculates out to 3,978,000 women. This figure remains pretty constant year in and year out.
Now, we get to the part of you finding out if you are alone in wanting a tubal ligation reversal or one among very few who want this. According to the CDC, almost 25% of women with tied tubes want a tubal ligation reversal. Turning to the calculator again, that comes out to 994,500 women. Almost a million women in any one year are wanting to reverse their tubal ligation. That's just in the U.S. alone. Many more women feel this way around the world.
So you can see you are far from being alone in your desire. Good thing you can get your tubes untied through another surgery called, as mentioned above, tubal ligation reversal. Once you know this, you move on to the next step toward having another pregnancy by researching your options.
There are things you do need to learn in order to help you make the best decision for you which will result in your end goal of a child. With the Internet at your fingertips you have many resources for your research.
The best place to begin and end your search, however, is the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's website at http://www.tubal-reversal.net/ Here you will find a message board where you can meet other women wanting the same thing as you as well as tons of information about tubal ligation reversal. Check it out today.
