I am worried about an ectopic pregnancy after a tubal reversal, what are the risks?
The risk for an ectopic pregnancy in the general population is approximately 2% (this means approximately 2 out of 50 women who get pregnant in the general population have an abnormal pregnancy which implanted outside of the uterus). Because the tubes are very delicate organs which are prone to scar tissue formation and strictures, the risk for an ectopic pregnancy after a tubal ligation is approximately 3 times that of the general population of pregnant women. This means that the actual risk for an ectopic pregnancy is about 6-7% after a tubal reversal. To put it in perspective, a woman after a tubal reversal still has greater than a 94% chance that her pregnancy will be located normally in the uterus and not outside.
