A 37-year-old member asked:
Do women have to be a certain age to get a tubal sterilization?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Miguel Canoanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 32 years experience
No: If you're old enough to have children, you're old enough to decide not to. I believe it truly is a personal choice & my job is to review all options, alternatives, & do what's best & safest for my patient. Ultimate decision is hers.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Can a woman who is a hep c carrier get a tubal reversal?
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Certainly: She should be able to. You would need to talk with the surgeon to find out if he/she has specific restrictions, limitations, or misgivings about wheth... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What does it mean if i've had tubal sterilization in terms of recovery?
Dr. Miguel Canoanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 32 years experience
Short Recovery OK: A laparoscopic tubal ligation only requires 1-2 days of recovery & the incisions are small enough that early activity won't cause harm. So if you fee... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What is the post ablation tubal sterilization syndrome?
Dr. Charles Whitinganswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 29 years experience
Cyclic pain...: Some women with a history of both an ablation procedure and a tubal sterilization procedure will have pain around the same time each month. This is ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
What is post-ablation (hta) tubal sterilization syndrome?
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Uncommon but painful: Women with excessive vaginal bleeding may choose to remove (destroy, ablate) the uterine lining instead of removing the uterus. Months or years after ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Is a bilateral tubal cauterization the same as laparoscopic tubal sterilization?
Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Maybe , maybe not: U can do a laparoscopic sterilization by cautery or clips or other ways, either way is old fashioned, the newer safer way that I do 99.9% of all my st... Read More
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