| Do you suffer from post tubal ligation syndrome? | | | | reproductive organs. That has its own attendant risks |
| What are you doing for your tubal ligation side | | | | including the fact that you will most likely end up on |
| effects? Maybe those are your questions in that | | | | hormone replacement therapy. Be sure to look into |
| since your tubal ligation your body has not been like it | | | | HRT and its risks if this surgical option is the one you |
| was before having your tubes tied. Now you suffer | | | | end up with. |
| different symptoms such as migraines, excessive | | | | You should know that there is an increased |
| bleeding, reduced to no libido, wild mood swings, and | | | | probability of having a hysterectomy after tubal |
| even more. In fact the list of possible symptoms is | | | | ligation by as much as three to four times according |
| about 45 items long. | | | | to one source. Another said it was almost twice as |
| What the question comes down to for you is can | | | | likely. When all else fails and your doctor doesn't |
| you do anything about your tubal ligation side | | | | know what else to do, then this is the most likely |
| effects? Right now there three different options that | | | | course of action he will suggest. |
| are available and that doctors use to treat these | | | | Part of the reason behind that is many, dare I say |
| symptoms whether they believe in post tubal ligation | | | | most, doctors do not know about the third |
| syndrome or not. That is, if they don't suggest you | | | | alternative. That third alternative is tubal reversal. This |
| seek counseling first as some women have | | | | again is a surgical alternative but one that will |
| experienced. | | | | hopefully restore your body to its former state |
| While not an alternative you would have thought of | | | | before having your tubes tied. In fact, one doctor |
| at first, women suffering from an assortment of | | | | kept records on the tubal reversal surgeries he |
| these symptoms are put onto birth control pills. Who | | | | performed for women to find relief from their tubal |
| would have thought that going through a surgery to | | | | ligation side effects. These records showed that |
| make sure you don't have any more kids, and not | | | | 90% of his patients had a reduction in or complete |
| mess with the daily regimen of taking pills, that you | | | | recovery from their post tubal ligation syndrome. |
| would still end up on the pill. | | | | However, tubal reversal does have one side effect |
| However, one aspect of what might be causing | | | | that you do have to consider over the other options |
| these side effects is a disruption of your hormones. | | | | for treating your tubal ligation side effects. That side |
| This may be due to an impact of blood flow and | | | | effect is the possibility of getting pregnant again. |
| atrophy of one or all of your reproductive organs | | | | What you can do in this case is use whatever type |
| including your ovaries, fallopian tubes or even your | | | | of birth control you were using before like an IUD or |
| uterus. Doctors who do not believe the symptoms | | | | just accept the possibility that a new bundle of joy |
| are caused by having your tubes tied think that they | | | | might appear in your life. |
| are a result of going off the pill after the surgery. For | | | | Whichever alternative above you choose to relieve |
| the women on the pill before the surgery, this may | | | | your tubal ligation side effects, be sure to research it |
| indeed be part of the cause. But that does not | | | | to make sure it is the right choice for you and your |
| explain the women who have the surgery right after | | | | situation. Don't let your doctor dictate the choice |
| giving birth who end up with post tubal ligation | | | | simply because he doesn't believe in post tubal ligation |
| syndrome symptoms. | | | | syndrome or because the alternative he pushes is |
| The next option is even more surgery. You could | | | | the one he is most familiar with. Learn more about |
| have a hysterectomy to just remove your | | | | each option. |