Reversal of female sterilisation.

Anyone had an experience of this?

I was sterilised when I was 30. This was with discussion with my then husband.

I do not want to be armed with too much information from the internet, as in google.

I know the risks involved, I was told them at the time. I am 41 years of age and if, if, I went through this reversal, given that I have excellent health, no history of congenital defects, (downs syndrome rish aside) and not googling the precentages, has any person here had any experience of a reversal of a sterilisation.

I have crocodile clips on my tubes, which apparently are the easiest to reverse.

Thanks in advance for any contributions.

Can be done, not available on NHS but you are not here anyway.

Potentially would be cheaper to have private IVF (less risks to you). You fertility is not in question (apart from your age - sorry)

They usually say the longer you have been sterilised the less chance of successful reversal. Just removing the clips would not be enough and you would probably need tubal surgery. Risks of ectopic pregnancy quite high following any tubal surgery.

i would recommend you join mothers 35 plus forum. You have to pay £5 to join to stop spammers and men who have added crude things to site in past when it was free. There are loads of women on there who have had positive reversal operations

good luck!

But before you go ahead please think about those women like me, who genuinely wanted sterilisation and were refused repeatedly because "you might change your mind!". I have held the same wish since the age of 11 and never changed my mind and at 46 still have no desire to contribute to overpopulation. However, over the years examples like this have enlightened me on why doctors don't take women who say they don't want kids seriously.
It is a permanent procedure and it is clearly presented as such.
And as for not wanting to fully research the true risks to you and your potential child....well...I'm probably best not to say what I think about that.

Hi jle4

I think you may have understood me regarding the research.

I do not want to be bombarded with information from website after website. Not that I do not want to research the possibility.

While I understand where you are coming from and I certainly had to do a lot of convincing to doctors when I was 30, unable to have the operation performed on the NHS, please also understand that there are women whose circumstances have changed, while it is classed as a permanent procedure, there are possibilities for reversal and only ten years ago during my own counselling, it was made very clear that a reversal is possible.

I don't think it is that all doctors do not take women seriously who say they do not want children, I think the doctors that I have come across are open to the possibility that circumstance and life is not set in stone.

And yes, I will think about women like you, who have been refused this surgery.

Hi...I have had some experience of this but its too personal for me to state on a public forum so I will mail you x

Please do.