preg. after getting tubes tied??

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-06-2004
preg. after getting tubes tied??
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Thu, 05-06-2004 - 8:26pm
I had my tubes tied, cut and burned when i had my last child. i was wondering what if any the chances of me still getting preg. is? anyone know??????????????//
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 9:06pm
Hi kberly724, welcome!

Your chances are very, very slight. Planned Parenthood says that for female sterilization the number of pregnancies per 100 women during the first year of use is .5. See: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/bcfacts2.html

Does that help?

Good luck to you

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 9:27pm
A good recent article on female sterilization is:

http://www.contraceptiononline.org/contrareport/article01.cfm?art=263

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 8:11am
That is a great article! :)
Judie Cl for Birth Control