Tubectomy / Tubal Sterilization / Female Sterilization

Written by Dr. Anitha Paderla | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

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FAQs

6. How soon can I go back to work after sterilization?

That depends on your general health, your attitude, your job and the type of sterilization. Recovery is usually complete in a couple of days. You may want to take it easy for a week or so. Avoid lifting of heavy items for about a week.

7. Will I still have a period?

Yes. You will continue to have your periods. Sterilization won't make you less feminine. It doesn't cause weight gain or facial hair. It won't decrease your sexual pleasure or cause menopause.

8. What If Menstruation Does Not Take Place In Time?

Even after all the preoperative precautions, if you do not have menses - you should immediately go for pregnancy check up. Though tubectomy might have been done correctly, chances of spontaneous re-joining of the tubes are known to occur in rare instances.

9. Can Tubectomy Operation Be Undone?

Yes.Ligated and divided tubes can be successfully opened and their lumen restored by using microsurgery. However Tubal sterilization procedures like hysteroscopic placement of implants are permanent and so are not reversible. The results of subsequent pregnancy are however not high.

10. Which Doctor Should Be Chosen for recanalisation?

Plastic surgeons, who are expert in microsurgery; are usually competent doctors to open and recannalise the Fallopian tubes by microsurgery.

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