What are the pros and cons of tubal ligation (female sterilisation)?

Tubal ligation has long been a safe and effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, many mums still worry about whether tubal ligation is painful and whether it has any side effects. Let's find the answers to these questions in the article below!

Advantages

• Highly effective contraception; a single operation gives permanent contraception.

• Because female sterilisation essentially just ties the fallopian tubes, ovulation in the ovaries continues as normal, and there are no significant changes to the menstrual cycle after sterilisation.

• It does not affect femininity, personality, health or sex life.

• You do not need to check the position of a device regularly as you would with an IUD (coil)

• No side effects of hormonal contraception such as irregular periods, melasma or weight gain…

• Not affected by human error such as forgetting to take the contraceptive pill or using condoms incorrectly.

Disadvantages:

• The first and biggest disadvantage is that female sterilisation is a permanent, irreversible method of contraception. If for any reason a woman wants to conceive naturally again, the chance is very low. So think it over carefully.

• If you really want to get pregnant again after sterilisation, you can consult a doctor about assisted reproduction such as IVF.

• Tubal ligation requires a hospital stay and an operation. It must be done at a properly equipped medical facility with a team of doctors experienced in female sterilisation.

• Although it is a permanent method of contraception, tubal ligation still has a failure rate. However, this rate is very small and failure is very rare.4

Above is all the information about sterilisation by tubal ligation. We hope this article has answered "is tubal ligation painful?" and your other questions!

Reference:

Từ Dũ Hospital