

You should be able to resume all activities within a week. This is why you hear it referred to as having your tubes tied.Tubal ligation or tubectomy a.k.a.

#SIGNS OF TUBES GROWING BACK TOGETHER SKIN#

But you could feel more relaxed about having sex. It also won't affect your desire for sex. Tubal ligation won't affect your menstrual cycle or when you start menopause. While there is a very small chance you could get pregnant, tubal ligation is a very reliable form of birth control. Open surgery is usually used.Īfter the surgery, you should not be able to get pregnant. Surgery can be done right after you give birth (postpartum tubal ligation). You can probably go back to work in about 1 to 2 weeks. You will probably stay in the hospital for 1 to 3 days if you have this surgery. In this surgery, the doctor makes a larger incision above your pubic hairline or below your belly button. The other type of surgery is called open surgery (mini-laparotomy). You can likely go back to work in 2 to 7 days. After this surgery, you will probably stay in the hospital for 2 to 4 hours. In laparoscopic surgery, a doctor puts a lighted tube (scope) and other tools through a few small cuts. After this, an egg can't move down your tubes and can't be fertilized. The doctor may also completely remove the fallopian tubes. To close your tubes, the doctor may band, burn (cauterize), tie and cut, or clip them. Tubal ligation is surgery to close your fallopian tubes.
