Tests and Procedures
Tubal ligation reversal
Risks
Risks associated with a tubal ligation reversal include:
- An inability to get pregnant after the procedure. Pregnancy rates following reversal of tubal ligation vary greatly depending on your age and other factors.
- Infection.
- Bleeding.
- Scarring of the fallopian tubes.
- Injury to nearby organs.
- Anesthesia complications.
- Ectopic pregnancy — when the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube.