Tubal ligation (also commonly referred to as having your tubes tied) is surgery that closes off a woman’s fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes help carry a released egg from the ovaries to the uterus and are usually the place where an egg is fertilized by a sperm. Once the tubes are closed or “tied,” sperm will not be able to reach an egg, so pregnancy cannot take place. (source)
Here is an illustration of how Tubal Ligation works… this is far better off than describing it in words.
Tubal Ligation is a permanent kind of birth control. It is one of the most effective as it permanently make a woman sterile. In some cases this procedure can be reversed. The chances of getting pregnant again after reversal is very slim and there is always a risk of ectopic pregnancy.
According to my OB Gyne, the procedure won’t hurt, it will be the recovery that will give me some aches. I will be having tubal ligation after giving birth to my Sati. My OB says it will be more painful since I will still have some contractions days after birth and my fallopian tube is healing from the procedure. I hope I can tolerate the pain..
