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Female Sterilization - Tubal Ligation

Effectiveness:

• Typical use: almost 99.5%
• Perfect use: almost 99.5%
• Failure rate may be increased with some methods of tubal ligation

 

Advantages:

• Permanent
• Safe medical procedure (although male sterilization is easier and safer)
• Does not interfere with sex
• Nothing to remember

Disadvantages:

• May require a 30 day waiting period; may have minimum age requirement
• Risks of surgery, including: reaction to anesthetic, infection and bleeding
• Temporary pain at surgical site
• Some individuals later regret decision
• If pregnancy occurs, risk of ectopic (tubal pregnancy) is high; any symptoms of pregnancy should be reported to health care provider immediately and evaluated
• Reversal requires surgery, is very expensive and may not be successful