What is Sterilisation Reversal?
Sterilisation is a permanent method of female contraception
which involves blocking both fallopian tubes to stop you from
becoming pregnant and means you will no longer need to use other
forms of contraception.
For many reasons, some women want the sterilisation reversed and
the reversal operation rejoins each of the fallopian tubes.
This cannot be achieved however, if the fallopian tubes have been
removed in the original operation.
What does this involve?
The procedure usually takes one to two hours under general
anaesthetic and involves delicate surgery. Your surgeon will
make a bikini line incision of around 10cms across your lower
abdomen. If you have been sterilised using clips, then these
are removed and the fallopian tubes are joined together in two
layers although sometimes it is only feasible to do the operation
to one tube. The wound is closed in layers with delicate
stitches.
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When will I recover?
You are likely to need one to two nights in hospital after the
operation and you will be given painkillers to make you comfortable
and to take home with you.
You should take the first week at home very easy and then
gradually get back to normal activities probably within a
month.
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What risks should I know about?
Sterilisation reversal in a routinely performed operation and
your surgeon will discuss possible complications with you.
These may include bruising around the wound which is common and
does not need treatment and occasionally there may be some
infection which can be treated with antibiotics.
If you miss a period and think you may be pregnant then you
should perform a pregnancy test. When you are about six weeks
pregnant you will need an ultrasound scan to make sure the
pregnancy is in the womb.
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Circle care
We have a team of highly experienced surgeons who are experts in
this procedure and will look after you throughout the whole
process. You can be sure of state of the art facilities and
the best possible care at all Circle facilities.
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