title: Fertility outcomes following laparoscopic tubal re-anastomosis post tubal sterilisation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine fertility outcomes following laparoscopic tubal re-anastomosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective mail follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Specialised private gynaecological endoscopy practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  19 women who underwent laparoscopic tubal reanastomosis following tubal sterilisation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnancy rate and 'take home baby' rate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  15 (78.9%) of women became pregnant, and 13 (68.4%) carried pregnancies to viability. The mean operating time was 115 minutes (range 90-200 minutes). The mean reversal to pregnancy interval was 8.3 months (1-24 months).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that the pregnancy and 'take home baby' rates after laparoscopic reversal of tubal sterilisation compare favourably with open microsurgical reversal and in vitro fertilisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaloo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012086:Reoperation; D013243:Sterilization Reversal