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| A tubal litigation (ligation), although being a permanent female sterilization does not totally guarantee that you can not become pregnant. | |
Tubal ligation - pregnancy
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Pregnancy can still occur under some circumstances, such as ectopic pregnancies but there are also other occurencies of pregnancy complications.Tubal ligation complications - pregnancyThere is always a risk of an ectopic pregnancy after a tubal ligation. This is when a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus. This is very dangerous and requires instant medical treatment. It is very uncommon that persons who have not had a sterilization get an ectopic pregnancy. It is however more common that a person who has had a tuba litigation will get it and it is even more common for people who have had a tubal ligation reversal.It is also possible that the operation fails to some degree and the rate of (normal) pregnancy measured over 10 years after the operation - is typically less than 2%. FAQ: Tubal ligation other complicationsSometimes abnormal bleeding can occur and/or there can be an infection in the bladder. There is always a risk of infection after a surgery and the female sterilization operation is not an exception here. Post-tuba sterilization syndrome has been reported from some women who have had a sterilization operation. Signs of this can be:
There has been some discussion as to whether this syndrome really exist or not and it has been suggested that there should be more research done to establish this fact. FAQ: What is a tuba litigation?The litigation procedure is a small operation done during the day on an out patient basis. It is sometimes called Band Aid surgery. The operation takes around half an hour in total and it consists of two distinct parts: Cutting and getting in to reach the tubes, and blocking them which is normally done by heat (that process is called cauterizing). This will block the passage so egg and sperm can no longer meet and the egg will be reabsorbed by the body. There is no change to the menstruation pattern, no hormonal changes and a very low risk of side effects in general. FAQ: Will there be any sexual changes?No, not really. Your libido will be the same, the vaginal moisture will not change and in fact there are reports that when relieved of the worry of getting pregnant, and the trouble of organizing birth control, sex life actually improves by being more spontaneous. FAQ: How long is the recovery period?After the operation, you will first rest for 1-2 hours while the effect of the anesthesia wears off. If you have had either a general or a spinal anaesthesia, you may be required to stay overnight or if you are allowed to leave, it may be required that a close person is monitoring you over the next 24 hours. There may be some soreness along the incisions during the first couple of days and some genedal body ache. If you have had a general anaesthesia, you may have some soreness or discomfort in your throat from the tube (used to assist your breathing during anaesthesia). If laparoscopy has been used, there may be some minor discomfort resulting from the gas. Most of these problems from a tubal litigation (tubal ligation) can be relieved with normal pain killers.
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