Vasectomy Vs Sterilisation

onlyroz

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

There are risks with the coil too, including infection.

Yes of course there is a risk - I got an infection myself after having a coil inserted - but the risk is much smaller than the risks of a proper surgical procedure.

Mupette

oh geeze i would never ever have a coil ever again.

A female GP who's claims of experiance put mine in when i thought it would be better than the pill, within hours i was in complete and utter agony, for another gp under an emergency home visit to remove the coil and tell me in was inserted incorrectly.

I got put off having anything like that ever again.

pigpen

onlyroz wrote: »

I can't really understand why someone would *choose* to have surgery when they don't need to. The hormone dose in the mirena coil is minimal, so I'm led to believe. *Any* surgery has risks of complications, and a chance of infection.

coils are one of the main causes of female infertility.. you may as well be sterilised. not everyone is able to have one fitted

It isn't just infection either, it is possible they dislodge and perforate the uterine wall, bladder or bowel, cause severe infection, ectopic pregnancy if you do conceive or haemorrhage.

faithcecilia wrote: »

So just be aware that, unless you actually have a hysterectomy, nothing is absolutely 100%

Neither is that.. they usually leave the ovaries and an egg can be fertilised and attach to internal organs.

andy208833

I found the snip quick and painless with nil complications.

Seeing the needle stick right into my ........ still gives me the shivers though.

Felt like a puppet during the op, when the surgeon pulled the tube felt like they were connected to my neck, wanted to sit up!

Milsey-Girl

My OH had the snip when our youngest was 2. It was the day before the Cup Final - Liverpool V West Ham. As OH was lying in an exceptionally vunerable position with the op about to be performed, the nurse asked OH if he would be watching the Cup Final the next day and who he would be supporting. Not being a fan of either team but living in the South OH replied "Well, as a Southerner, I guess I'll be cheering on West Ham" The nurse replied, as Dr grinned at him with OH's 'equipment' in his hand "Oh, that's a shame as Dr Khan is a huge Liverpool fan......" OH quickly decided to support Liverpool:D

Oh yes, and the op took less than 15 mins, OH spent the w/e on the sofa with a bag of frozen peas in between his legs and was back to work on the Monday. Our Wedding Anniversary was 2 weeks later and he was back to working order by then:rotfl:

pinkmami

I was sterilised in September 2.5 yrs after my 3rd child was born. Dh refused to go for the snip so I decided to go. Totally straightforward op. Went in for 8am, op at 9:30 b& I was home by 4pm. No problems Loved the drugs I got afterwards! I don't remember coming home! I was in some discomfort for a few days afterwards & took my time in getting out of bed etc. A week later I was back to normal. Weird thing for me is when I came off the Pill to TTC the kids my cycle was non existent! Now I'm regular as clockwork....something I never was even before I went on the pill many yrs ago!

6 months on its great. No problems at all.

Good luck in whick ever you decide.

Savvy_Sue

faithcecilia wrote: »

My mum was sterilised at the same time as my brother was delivered by emergency c-section. Even though both lives were at risk, they had to wait for my dad to get there as the husband had to consent for sterilisation!!!:eek: Mum's tubes were cut, but she still fell pregnant again about 7yrs later (sadly she miscarried). I was also once in hospital with a woman who has had a clip sterilisation, and her suprise baby had been born clutching the clip!

So just be aware that, unless you actually have a hysterectomy, nothing is absolutely 100%

It is apparently more common for female sterilisation to fail if done at the same time as a c-section.

pinkmoo

Me and my hubby have been having this talk too! Our Doctors have both said that we would both need to be over 30 before he will even consider a referal :mad:

However I think we've decided that I will go for the sterillisation rather than him. If we'd had kids then I think it would be "fair" for him to go through some discomfort!!! However it's in my head that I don't want to stop him from having children if he would like to with some-one else.

I think if your fella is happy to have it done then that's decision made, I know it can go wrong like anything else but it's quite rare. My dad had the snip when I was about 2 and he never had any problems and that was 20 odd years ago so I bet things have improved even more since then.

Pink

JBD

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

It is apparently more common for female sterilisation to fail if done at the same time as a c-section.

My consultant said he didn't do sterilisations at the birth, or straight afterwards, for this reason. My GP referred me at my 6 week checkup and my baby was 6 months old when I had the op.
Another point to consider is that female sterilisation takes effect immediately, whilst male fertility can take months to disappear following a vasectomy [I did hear of 1 man who was still producing sperm a year later] ,so this may be inconvenient for some couples.

celebrate

pigpen wrote: »

coils are one of the main causes of female infertility.. you may as well be sterilised. not everyone is able to have one fitted

It isn't just infection either, it is possible they dislodge and perforate the uterine wall, bladder or bowel, cause severe infection, ectopic pregnancy if you do conceive or haemorrhage.

absolute rubbish, pls quote me th evidence you have in misinforming people with this statement or accept THIS IS YOUR OPINION!!!
NOT EVIDENCE BASED, I HOPE TO GOD YOU ARE NOT A MEDIC

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