tube tying?

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Registered: 08-20-2003
tube tying?
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Mon, 06-14-2004 - 2:19pm
hi i'm wondering whats involved re. getting tubes tied? is this in or out patient surgery? cost? risks? effectiveness?
Lisbeth

Proud Single AP Mama

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Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: meghandmama
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 4:33pm
Hi meghandmama,

For information about sterilization see:

http://www.contraceptiononline.org/contrareport/article01.cfm?art=263 The coils in the tubes that is mentioned is Essure. See the Essure site at: http://www.essure.com/consumer/c_homepage.aspx and this from Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/cchoices1.html#STERILIZATION And, of course, for the guys there is a vasectomy which is much cheaper and far less invasive than a TL. You would want to be very, very sure something like that is what you want before you proceed. It’s a big decision to make.

Good luck

      Jill