I was told now they clamp them not tie them, but I'm 24, I'll be 25 in February & I'm positive I would like to have this procedure done, what is the correct term I would use for this? also, if you had this done, how old were you & what were your reasons for doing so!?
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I don't see a reply anywhere.... gosh... I'm usually quick to figure these things out......
idk if anyone will see this, but I've given this a LOT of thought, for over a year now it's been on my mind, I've considered all the alternatives, such as an IUD, but I honestly don't want to put anymore hormones into my body & I had the IUD before, I did pretty well with it, but there were a few reasons I didn't want to get it again..... I've been with my husband for 8 years, we have 2 kids a boy & a girl & I honestly want to be done, I don't want to have any more babies, I want to be able to get my kids off to school & do something for myself for a change, I have spent my entire life caring for other people, so I am 100% sure I don't want any more kids, if for some reason my husband & I ended up divorcing, which I doubt, but IF we did.... then that would just be something I would have to live with..... If I regret it later, I won't feel that way for long.... I love kids, but they are a LOT of work & I don't think i could mentally & emotionally handle anymore than the two I have!
Thank you all for your responses!! I'm sorry idk how to reply yet! I haven't had much time to play around on here either!
Please look on this site at all of the women who were sure they wanted permanent birth control for themselves or their husbands and are no devastated that it isn't reversible. Is there no other option for you?
Before you go through with this procedure please do some research on Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.
http://www.tubal-reversal.net/post_t...n_syndrome.htm
http://posttuballigationsyndrome.blogspot.com/
http://members.tripod.com/~steriliza...mtoms_PTS.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=51216
http://www.steadyhealth.com/post_tub...me_t58478.html
I know there are many women who have tubal ligations and have no problems afterward. I suspect there are many more who DO have problems, but don't realize the connection. I truly hope that the medical world will start to pay attention to this issue, so that women can be given the right info before making this decision.
I did not have my tubes tied, due to what Terra D. mentioned.
You are young... are you sure you want to do this?
I had a laprascopic tubal occlusion (LTO), where they make a tiny hole above your belly button and another in your pubic hair and with instruments make a loop in the fallopian tubes and then put a ring around it very tight. This fuses the fallopian tubes shut. Evidently they found that cutting them would allow them to grow back. I had it done after my 2nd daughter when I was certain I never wanted to be pregnant again. My first pregnancy was basically uneventful at 36 but at 39 the second pregnancy was a lot heavier on my body, I "popped out" earlier, I had to wear a band around my belly to support it, my back hurt, I could not sleep, I got PUPP, I had "morning sickness" all afternoon, etc. etc. Both my girls were born early and were right around 6 pounds, and are healthy and well, but I really experienced that the human body was meant to have babies earlier than late thirties.
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I was positive that I never wanted to be pregnant and felt that if I wanted more kids there were plenty in the world we could care for. As it turns out, we are more than happy and complete as our family of 4.
I have NOT had my tubes tied...and I know this might not be what you asked. I'm not trying to tell you what to do but make sure you think this through and make sure this is really what you want before doing it. Maybe get the IUD that last for like 5 years. I have an Aunt and an Uncle that divorced...my Aunt got remarried and wanted kids but couldn't have them. So they had to adopt. I wish you the best and good luck!!! : )
I had a tubaligation done in June of last year.
I was 30 when I had it done, after having only one child. My reasoning was because I had to have a uterine ablation because I was(still am) on my period since my daughter was born (so now its been almost 21 months of pure hell ).
I didn't want anymore kids, I was told when I was 19 I couldn't have any, and didn't want any, anyways.. BUT, I'm so happy I have my daughter, shes my life! So please don't bash me for saying I didn't want kids. In a week and a half I will make it 100% permenant with a partial hysterectomy and hopefully (it will) my periods will stop.
You are very young. Unless you have a bunch of kids already, I would wonder if a doctor would even do this procedure. In short, it's sterilization.
Five years from now, you might regret having something so permanent done.
I worked with a young woman who was certain she didn't want any children. Ever. No doctor would do the procedure. She was 32 when she got fibroids on her uterus and had a hysterectomy so she got her permanent birth control after all. She loved kids, don't get me wrong, she just didn't want any of her own and she really knew it.
I also knew a woman who had her tubes tied while she was married and had 3 kids. She got a divorce, remarried and wanted a child with her new husband. She was lucky. They were able to reverse it and they had a little girl, but the odds were very slim.
Talk to your doctor. Maybe there is a better form of birth control for you that isn't so drastic.
Best wishes!
Every person's situations and wishes are different, so be sure
Essure procedure is totally awesome and permanant. It is safe and done outpatient. The doc uses dye after a few weeks and can see if the tubes are fully closed off. No cutting, no burning, no pain.
Don't do it. You may think you know what you want but in five years you might change your mind and need to pay thousands of dollars to get your eggs harvested for fertilization outside the womb.
Twenty five unless you already have several children is far too young for such a procedure. I have seen how many women regretted their decision as they got into a really good marriage.
Get an implant or an IUD so that you have choices.
it depends on your doctors. there are 4 general means of have your "tubes tied"
1) your tubes are cut and then the ends are burned shut.
2) they put clips on them and clamp them shut
3) they make a loop with your tubes and then tied around them to keep them shut. (think of a garden hose)
4) the use a small metal spring and place it in your tubes where it creates scar tissue sealing your tubes shut. (this is the newest, but not recommended for anyone with nickle allegies)
also know that having your tubes tied is only about 98% effective and after 10 years that drops to more of about 95-97% effective. in studies they are showing the IUD to be a more sure-fire form of birth control.
(not trying to sway you. i had mine cut and burned last year! thats just the info they gave me! i wasnt a candidate for any kind of IUD)
Since you are so young and you just don't know what the next 10-15 years can hold for you, I like what one of the other posters suggested and get the IUD. I had the Mirena and I was period free for the 5 years I had it in. So that is great side effect!!
If you have to be sterilized you may want to look into something less invasive like the Essure or the Adiana (Essure uses metal coils, Adianna uses plastic), but please consider something less permanent right now!
