What are the Most Common Causes of Tubal Ligation Failure?

I had my tubes for about four years and I feel weird since I had them done. The only thing I like about it is that I get lighter cycles, but the cramps are very devastating. I divorced my husband and my new boyfriend wants a baby, but I can't give him that request unless the good Lord almighty wants us to have one. So please be mindful before getting this procedure done. The outcome can worthless if you're trying become pregnant.

I had a sterilisation procedure five years ago at the age of 40, having decided that I didn't want children. Last year, after severe abdominal pain on my left side, I had an X-ray which showed my left clip was residing in my right rib cage. I was obviously concerned, but a gyno consultant said that this was not uncommon and I had nothing to worry about. How does he know without dye tests that my left tube is closed? I am very worried and anxious.

I had my tubes clamped in 2008 (or so I thought). In 2010 I found out I was pregnant. After the birth of my son, I went to a specialist to see which tube was open. Come to find out the right tube was never clamped.

I had my tubes clipped five years ago and now my periods are heavier. But recently I have been getting the most horrible tummy pains like labor pains. They bring me to my knees and I can feel something in my tummy when I touch it. Could this be my clips that I feel? Should I go to the doctor or will I be wasting their time?

My friend had a tubal litigation for four years and was just surprised this month that she is two months pregnant. Can you give us any advice about what we should do? And to the doctor who did her operation?

@Domido - my friend had a tubal litigation done because it was the right decision at that point in her life. Sadly she later divorced, and met another guy who she wanted to have children with.

She spent ages praying and hoping to be one of the few whose tubes somehow join together again, which the doctors thought may happen because she'd been quite young when the operation was carried out. (Evidently age, plus the type of procedure chosen by the surgeon make a difference.)

In the end she opted to have surgical intervention. You are right to say that the reverse procedure isn't easy, and it carries a risk of any consequent pregnancy being ectopic. But for some women it is worth the risk.

This story has a happy ending, as she added twin girls to her family and both were born naturally, without any complications at all.

@Oscar23 - I feel sorry for the poor woman you described. Who wants to deal with all that gossip on top of the shock of a late and totally unexpected baby?

I suppose the good thing was that it wasn't her husband who was sterilized, or there would have been even more tattle telling!

My sister had a tubal tie and was given a lot of information about the possible failure of this procedure. Overall though it is better odds than most forms of contraception. I think you just need to remember that nothing is 100% reliable, except abstinence!

Getting your tubes tied is not a real simple matter, and it is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

My mother had this done after she gave birth to her fourth daughter, and I can’t say that I blame her. Bless her heart, four is a plenty and the last two were not planned in the least.

However, I personally think that it is something that should be strongly considered before going forward with it; particularly for young women or women with only one child.

Also, if you are in a monogamous relationship, your partner should certainly have a word to say about it. I know that we are in an age where it’s the woman’s body and her choice; I get that and I respect that.

However, if you are in a monogamous relationship you are your partner’s only option if he wants to have more children in the future. It’s just appropriate to make the choice together.

Of course, neither person should beat the other about the head with something that the other simply doesn’t want. In the end, it is the woman’s ultimate choice.

Although tubal ligation is a normally effective form of birth control for people who know that they don’t want any other children, it is not one hundred percent effective either.

It is also not very easy to reverse in any case.

It used to be a very difficult procedure that was a full-fledged operation. I’ve heard recently, however, that now there is some variation of the procedure that can be performed as outpatient surgery similarly to the vasectomy.

(A vasectomy is more or less the male equivalent to tubal ligation.)

Diverse people feel differently about both concepts. Some feel that by cutting off the way that their body’s procreate (men and women alike) that they are somehow less of themselves.

I, however, only have reservations because of the fact that I know I might change my mind about having children later in life. I would hate to have that option altered more than pure aging does to begin with.

I live in a small town, and everyone here knows everyone’s business. It can be a little frustrating at times, but it can also lend a good amount of comfort to know the people around you.

Regardless, the whole town was all in an uproar a few years back when a mother of four suddenly came up pregnant when her last child was in high school.

She was in her forties when it happened. (Early marriage and door-step babies make this possible.)

Being that we do live in a very small community, we all knew she’d had tubal ligation. It was supposed to be this big secret, though.

Everyone was confused. Nobody could really accuse her of anything bad, because it wasn’t her husband that had the procedure.

It was a big mystery at first, and the lady herself was pretty upset. Come to find out, her tubes had indeed been tied, but by some strange coincidence, they had grown back together.

So now, she and her husband have grandchildren that are about the same age as their baby boy.