Is pregnancy after tubal ligation possible?

 

Tubal ligation is a way the most couples would choose as a way of birth control. Tubal ligation is cutting and tying off the fallopian tubes, so that eggs couldn't enter into the uterus. It is thought to be permanent birth control. So there are great number of people wrongly understand that tubal ligation is 100% surely method of keeping away from getting pregnant. However, the fact is not in all cases.

It is still possible to get pregnant after tubal ligation, but the rate is really low. Of course, tubal ligation is the most effective method of birth control that has been found so far. Unlike a birth control pill, once tubal ligation is done, the natural barrier for pregnancy. Since the function of tubal ligation is permanent, many people would wonder, how does pregnancy after tubal ligation happen? And what's the rate of it? These topics have been discussed widely in recent years.

From the result of recent study, it shows that about 1/1,000 of women are pregnancy after tubal ligation at the first year, and between 2-10/1,000 after five years. And if you have done tubal ligation after 10 years, the risk of getting pregnant would be a litter bit greater than before. And the rate would rises to 1.85% after 10 years. This is an average, and you’ll find that most women do not get pregnant even after 10, 20, or even 30 years.

However, even the risk of being pregnancy after tubal ligation is low, the possibility is still there. It is very important to have awareness that tubal ligation reversal increases the risks of an ectopic pregnancy. Among these rare cases, usually the fallopian tubes grow back together, so the egg has the chance to come down and be fertilized and then has the possibility to move into the uterus. As the damage had done to the tube during a tubal ligation, getting pregnant in this condition would likely turn out to be ectopic pregnancies.

So if you become pregnant after tubal ligation, go to see a doctor immediately. Ectopic pregnancy needs the treatment as soon as possible, or it would bring great harm to your body.

There are still increasing number of females who want to get pregnant after tubal ligation, and hope that the rare chances would happen to them. For these women, the better way for them is having a surgical procedure to reverse the tubal ligation, in steading to wait to get pregnant naturally. Although it couldn't guarantee that you’ll experience success after a reversal, it is at least could increase your chances of becoming pregnant again.

A tubal ligation is a very effective way of birth control, though it is not 100% guaranteed. It has been proven more convenient than taking the pill by many women, even there is a low possibility of pregnancy after tubal ligation.