| Many women choose to have a tubal ligation because | | | | · Insomnia |
| they believe they are done having children. Having | | | | · Heavy menses with extreme cramping |
| the "tubes-tied" seems the perfect answer. There is | | | | · Menses that last much longer then usual |
| no worrying about contraception and that is one less | | | | · Appetite changes |
| thing to have to worry about. But what many | | | | As stated above this is just a few of the more |
| women are unaware of is there is something called | | | | common symptoms. Many women seek the help of |
| Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome that affects many | | | | their physicians but many are told that they are |
| women after tubal surgery. After tubal ligation there | | | | either "just getting older" or that their "bodies are |
| is the healing period. Because many women have the | | | | changing". It seems the medical community is just not |
| tubal ligation immediately after having a baby it takes | | | | acknowledging that PTLS exists. There are many |
| awhile for the body to return to it's normal state | | | | women that are now seeking tubal reversal after |
| thus the cycles will take some time to regulate. | | | | tubal ligation. The symptoms of PTLS are making it |
| Many times after the tubal surgery and the body | | | | that day-to-day activities cannot be enjoyed and just |
| trying to return to normal different symptoms will | | | | want it to end. The great news is that for those |
| begin to surface that the women has never had | | | | women who have had the tubal reversal surgery |
| previous to the tubal ligation surgery. All in all there | | | | there is a return to normal life. Many women are |
| are now about 50 symptoms that are being | | | | experiencing a relief from the symptoms immediately |
| associated with Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome and | | | | after surgery. |
| here is a list of a few of the more common ones. | | | | For those researching PTLS relief it would be wise to |
| · Extreme mood swings | | | | contact Dr. Gary Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal |
| · Depression | | | | Center. Not only has he brought relief to many |
| · Loss of libido | | | | women through tubal reversal surgery he is |
| · Feeling confused or in a fog most of the | | | | conducting research and collecting data to help make |
| time | | | | the medical community aware that PTLS does exist |
| · Night sweats | | | | and to let women know that they are alone. |