Doctors call female sterilization voluntary surgical contraception. This is a completely effective method of preventing pregnancy, which means ligation of the fallopian tubes and the creation, thus, of artificial obstruction.
For the fair sex, sterilization is a constant method of contraception, which was performed by a surgeon by a doctor. The sole purpose of such an operation is to make the fallopian tubes impassable . Here it is necessary to understand that deciding on such an operation, a woman will never again have the opportunity to become pregnant.
To make this procedure use the following technologies:
- bandage the pipes;
- cross them;
- excise;
- clog;
- clamp using special clamps.
The effectiveness of such contraception lies in the fact that spermatozoa will not have a single chance to meet an egg, and therefore to fertilize it.
It is worth noting that this method of preventing pregnancy is different from all others. And what is remarkable, it causes a very mixed attitude towards him not only by doctors, but also by women themselves. The thing is that the consequences of such contraception are irreversible, that is, for the whole life the opportunity to conceive and give birth to a child is eliminated. At the same time, this function cannot be restored.
An interesting fact: the history of medicine knows cases where even after a tubal ligation was performed, a woman became pregnant. But, unfortunately, such moments are so few that counting on a similar outcome of events simply does not make sense. In addition, such microoperations are very difficult, so it is very unlikely that you will become an exception and will be able to conceive a baby.
But it is also worth noting that in medicine there are situations when ligation of the fallopian tubes is simply a necessary tool. This is usually associated with those disorders and diseases in which the birth of a child is incredibly dangerous for the health and life of a woman. And when using the most reliable contraceptives (intrauterine or hormonal) leads to a health risk or is simply contraindicated.
In this case, tubal ligation comes to the rescue - voluntary surgical sterilization. After it, a woman gets the opportunity to have a full sex life, without fear of becoming pregnant and get possible negative consequences for her own health.
Tubal ligation is done only for women who have reached older reproductive age, that is, 35 years old, who already have at least one child and do not want more babies in the future. It is necessary that a check of the fallopian tubes be carried out.
During the consultation, the doctor will necessarily analyze the patient’s health status and how stable her family relationships are. Such strict measures are necessary because often women who have created a new family or have lost their child turn to specialists with the hope of restoring the ability to conceive.
In addition to all this, sterilization has its own legal side. Therefore, before deciding on such an operation, a woman needs to sign some documents stating that she officially confirms her consent. Yes, this procedure may be too bureaucratic, but thanks to it, there is still time to think it over again. It should be noted that in practice there was a change in decision at the very last moment.
To date, contraceptives (with proper use and combination) give almost one hundred percent effect. Therefore, it is possible to consider the possibility of ligation of the fallopian tubes only when there are absolute indications for this procedure.