What are the advantages and disadvantages of sterilization for women?

Women often choose to have a sterilization operation. There are many precautions for this operation, such as the need to rest in bed for a period of time after the operation to see if there is any bleeding from the incision. After the operation, you must supplement your diet with rich nutrition, and pay special attention to personal hygiene to prevent infection. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of sterilization for women?

Advantages and disadvantages of female sterilization:

1. Benefits

1. It has the best contraceptive effect and is the most convenient and reliable method of contraception for women.

2. Female sterilization is a permanent contraceptive method. After sterilization, women no longer have to worry about pregnancy and will feel relaxed and happy. It can enhance the relationship between husband and wife and make their sex life more fulfilling.

3. Tubal ligation is a minor operation. Many people get it done during caesarean section. It is easy to do and the wound is small if it is done after delivery, so there is no need to prolong hospitalization.

4. It can reduce the chance of ovarian cancer.

2. Disadvantages

1. Generally, after sterilization surgery, there will be increased menstrual bleeding, irregular bleeding during menstruation, problems in sexual life, emotional instability, aggravation of premenstrual syndrome, etc. These are all hazards of sterilization surgery for women.

2. During the ligation operation, some blood vessels entering the ovaries may be damaged, and the hormones from the pituitary gland that stimulate the ovaries may be reduced, so the ovaries will not work normally, which will cause harm to women who have undergone ligation surgery.

3. If you do not really want to have a vasectomy or are young and do not give it much thought, the chances of problems occurring after the vasectomy may actually be higher.

4. Some statistics indicate that the chance of needing a hysterectomy due to gynecological problems after a sterilization operation is higher than for the general population.

The best time for women to get sterilized

1. During the non-pregnancy period, the procedure should be performed within 3-7 days after the menstruation is completely over.

2. Surgery can be performed immediately after early or late artificial abortion, but it is not easy to perform surgery within 1 month after spontaneous abortion or missed abortion. For women with IUDs, the IUD should be removed first and then sterilization should be performed.

3. For those who give birth naturally in the hospital during the postpartum period, the general condition is good and the surgery can be performed 6 hours after delivery. For those who give birth naturally outside the hospital, they need to be hospitalized for 1-2 days for observation and the condition is normal before the surgery can be performed. For those with difficult labor, they need to be hospitalized for 4-5 days for observation, and surgery will be performed only if there are no special circumstances.

4. During breastfeeding, the operation can be performed within 3-7 days after the menstruation resumes. Those whose menstruation has not resumed can choose to have surgery on any day, but pregnancy must be ruled out.

5. Patients who undergo cesarean section or other gynecological surgery can undergo tubal ligation at the same time.