Tubal Ligation - Dayton,OH

I've had 2 ectopic pregnancies after my tubal ligation, both of which ended in miscarriages. a friend of mine also had a pregnancy after hers though her's was a regular healthy pregnancy resulting in a healthy boy.

I think it's very rare, but belong to a discussion board and one of the mommies on there had a baby the same age as my oldest after having a tubal ligation.

My husband's cousin got pregnant after having her tubes tied. Not sure of all the details, but it happened! :)

I know someone who had a surprise baby 10 yrs. after a tubal. You have to make sure the tubes are cauterized (burned) because tubes can come undone or eggs can get through unburned ends. Good Luck

My Mom got pregnant when my brother and I were in high school. She had her tubes tied, cut and burned and still had them grow back together 15 years later. It was a tubal pregnancy and it had to be terminated. If she had let it go any longer the tube could have ruptured which can be very serious. It is very possible!

If you get your tubes cut and tied, you aren't too likely to get pregnant afterwards. However, after saying that, my best friend from highschool's mother got pregnant when she was in her 40's after having her tubes tied years before. I'm not sure if she had them cut and tied or what...but something happened where she was able to get pregnant.

My dr told there is a small chance, like 1%, that I could get pregnant after the procedure, because sometimes, it doesn't get done completely right. It's not what they would call an exact science. And yes, I have heard of people getting pregnant again after getting tubes tied. Another mom at our pediatrician had it happen just last fall.

I have heard of this happened. The tubes can grow back together. Mother nature has her own timing. My girlfriend had 6 kids, and they decided that was it. They ended up having number 7. So, now she had another survery to get fixed and he's fixed as well. Sometimes they use a clamp on your tube, which is reversible. Other times they cut pieces of the tube out and tie each end. There might be other ways, but I do not know what they are. I have heard good things about Mirena. I think it lasts for like 5-10 years and it's less expensive and more effective than taking birth control monthly over the same time period. I think it's about $1,500 and many health insurance companies cover part of it. If not, I suggest looking into a discount health program to reduce your rates or receive discounts. Also, Aflac offers short term programs that can help to recoup costs that you know are coming up.

Tubal ligation failure is actually quite common, though it does depend on they type of tubal ligation you had preformed.

here's something I found online

Please Remember...............
If pregnancy occurs after tubal ligation it can be an ectopic pregnancy, one growing in the tube. This occurs in up to 65 percent of tubal ligation failures.

Tubal failure rates are shown below – on average one in 250 women become pregnant after tubal ligation

Out of 10,685 Women
89.2 % were interviewed one year after TL
57.7% were interviewed 14 years after TL
143 women had pregnancies classified as true sterilization failures.. (a failure rate of 1.4- 1.85 percent).
Of the 143 pregnancies classified as true failures,
21 ended in spontaneous abortion,
26 in induced abortion,
41 in delivery
47 in ectopic pregnancy.

The 10-year cumulative life-table probability of tubal sterilization failure was 18.5 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures when pregnancies ending in spontaneous abortion were included and 16.6 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures when these pregnancies were excluded.
The most effective methods of tubal sterilization included postpartum partial salpingectomy and laparoscopic unipolar coagulation (7.5 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures).
Laparoscopic spring clip application had the highest probability of failure (36.5 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures).
The 10-year cumulative probability of failure is affected by age at tubal sterilization. The probability of failure for women sterilized at less than 28 years of age is greater than that for women sterilized at 34 years of age or older for all methods except interval partial salpengectomy.
The cumulative risk of pregnancy was highest among women sterilized at a young age with bipolar coagulation (54.3 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures) and clip application (52.1 pregnancies per 1,000 procedures). The relative differences in effectiveness between methods diminish with increasing age at sterilization. In women 34 years of age or older, none of the differences between methods in the 10-year cumulative probability of failure were significant.

The authors emphasize the need for proper technique in performing the sterilization procedure. Results indicate that the risk of failure is most significant for women sterilized at a young age and those sterilized with coagulation or rubber band application. Pregnancies also continue to occur one to two years after the sterilization is performed. By five years, more than 1 percent of women had sterilization failure and, by 10 years, the overall failure rate rose to 1.8 percent. These findings highlight the importance of the concept of cumulative risk of pregnancy after sterilization, particularly in younger women.

good luck

I don't know what the statistics are but yes, I have heard of people getting pregnant afterwards.

I'm curious if you're trying to get pregnant or not trying? :)

In any event, yes it is possible to get pregnant after you have your tubes tied. THe egg can still make it down the tube, and across the expanse to the other end of the tube and descend into the uterus to get you pregnant. It doesn't happen OFTEN...but I do know it does happen. It's sort of like the condoms....they have a 98% effective rating, but there's always going to be that one with a pin-hole in it that nobody knew about.

I would talk to your dr. and ask him if he's had any grow back and thus get pregnant again. A lot of it depends on the dr. and how they do it. My dr. explained that he actually cuts a small section out of the tubes and then cauterizes both of the existing ends. I don't believe that they actually just tie them off anymore...when the dr. simply ties the tubes together. And, some dr. just snip the tube in half and then cauterize it. But taking a small piece competely out, the dr. explained to me that there is less likely of it growing back. So, have your dr. be very specific about the procedure.
I don't know that I've known of anyone to have it reversed because I don't believe that it's very easy to do or to very sucessful. BUt that's just what I've heard.

It is possible as I had a tubal and I got pregnant 2 times. But I miscarried both times also.

I have not heard of anyone getting pregnant, but never say never. I had it done right after my second child.

Good luck with that.

I have known someone whose tubes had grown back together and got pregnant. It is possible. Some things are just left up to God.

Well G. H I have had my tubes tied for the last 10 1/2 years. And I haven't got pregnant. I've thought about having them reversed, but it would be more complicated for me now that I'm up in age. Weigh your options. Insurance will pay to have it done, but not to have it undone.