A 40-year-old member asked:

i'm starting to think i might be pregnant, but i have had my tubes tied for 1 year. is this even possible?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Obstetrics and Gynecology 30 years experience

Yes: It is possible to conceive after a tubal ligation. Most of those pregnancies are ectopic pregnancies and that can be life threatening. Do a pregnancy test and if positive see your doctor asap.

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Iam thirty yrs old had my tubes tied five years ago..Can tubes become untied n become pregant?

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I had my tubes cut tied an burnt I missed my period for three months an the one I had was for three day I cry alot an very sleepy could I be pregnet?

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I have been having lower back pain and a little light cramping. Sometimes the back pain is across my lower back and sometimes in just one spot of my lower pack. I have missed my period last month but my tubes are tied so I don't think it's a pregnanc?

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