When our surgeons trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology, tubal reversal surgeries were relatively common. This is for two reasons: 1. IUDs were not popular, so there were a lot of people having tubal sterilization 2. In vitro fertilization technique was still being perfected, so success rates were fairly low Since there were a lot of people having tubal sterilization, and for every five people who had sterilization 1-2 go on to regret that decision for one reason or another,