Complications

Complications due to anesthesia and surgery can occur during tubal sterilization

One must remember that rarely women have become pregnant after tubal ligation. It is estimated that about 1 in 200 women have had pregnancy after their tubes are ligated. This may be caused by an incomplete closure of the tubes.

Complications due to anesthesia are rare and include:

Reactions to Anesthetic medications
Breathing difficulties

Complications of surgery are rare, however these include -

Bleeding
Infection
Damage to the bladder
Puncture (perforation) of the uterus
Laceration (tear) of the cervix.
Perforation of the fallopian tube.
Perforation of major vessels - laparoscopy
Cardiac arrhythmias – due to CO2 - laparoscopy
If pregnancy occurs after the procedure, there is an increased risk for an ectopic pregnancy in which the pregnancy develops in the fallopian tubes.