Tubal Ligation Scheduled for June

Hi there. Before you go through with your tubal, please, please research other alternatives excessively. Not only is there a recurring theme with the horrendous side effects, but most times you can't get a tubal ligation without having children in the first place. There are a handful of times, I'm sure, that women have had their tubes tied to prevent children all together or for health issues. I just don't know any nor have I seen any. The side effects include excessive bleeding or not at all, your ovaries can decide to shut down throwing you into menopause at a very early age, your hormones can go completely out of wack due to blood supply being cut off to the ovaries, and numerous others. If you type Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome into google, you can read the women's testimonies and doctor testimonies. Now, I will tell you that post tubal ligation syndrome isn't widely recognized by doctors, but it should be. Having known then what I know now, I never would have gone through with my tubal ligation in 2002. I'm facing what could be a hysterectomy by age 35 unless I can come up with the money for a tubal reversal.

Positive things about a tubal ligation? Carefree sex life without the worry, although you would run a slight risk of a tubal pregnancy. Not to mention it does not protect against STD's, including the HIV virus.

Just make sure you do your research and don't make an uninformed decision. Knowledge is power, sweetheart. Please use it. ;-)

Hi liljagster- I had a tubal ligation done 3 months ago after my second child. I am not sure what the side effects are if you have not had children but I dont think they would be much different. From my experience I would tell you not to have it done. I am actually looking at getting a reversal. I have been doing a lot of reading about TL and it just makes me cry. Since mine I have been very irritable, moody, tired, the last 3 months I have only had about a week maybe a week and a half without bleeding or spotting. I have vaginal dryness, sharp pains once and a while in my abdomen. Please do research before you consider a TL. I am so anxious to get it reversed but I am not sure if my insurance will cover it. My doctor did not tell me about any of the side effects and I feel he should have. I wish I would have done research before hand because there is NO way I would have gotten a TL. All these symptoms scare me, I dont feel like myself and I am terrified to go into early menapause. Best of luck to you.