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Did you know there that problems reported following having your tubes tied all the way back 50+ years ago? Yes. What we call post tubal ligation syndrome has been reported for decades. You can read story after story online, especially if you go to the http://www.tubal-reversal.net message board, about the suffering women are having post tubal. Why are all these women being ignored? Why is this happening? So, again, why is nothing being done for the most part. Let's use an article from medicinenet.com as a source of information on why. The article says a Dr. Stephen Corson and other doctors simply think the cause is due to aging and not using birth control pills any more. In fact the article says Dr. Corson counsels women to go off birth control pills for several months before having their tubes tied. However, this explanation has just too many women falling through the cracks. Simply put, what about the women who were in the 20s, 30s or even early 40s who had a tubal ligation right after delivering a baby? They just don't seem to fit into this neat little answer most doctors seem to accept, if they even think about it at all. For instance we have the case of Tracy who had a "baby oops" after her planned two children. Figuring they had three healthy children and because her husband wanted a sure thing for birth control, she had her tubes tied when she delivered her third child by C-section. Tracy is older, having the last child at 40, so maybe the aging could have some effect, but certainly not to the extent she has suffered. And birth control pills play no part as you can readily see. Then there is Linda who had her tubal ligation at 21 right after the birth of her child. For the next 14 years, Linda suffered headaches, mood swings, heavy heavy periods, and other symptoms. She spent most of her 20s, nine years, living with the after effects of her operation to ensure she had no more children. No warnings from her doctor either on possible side effects. This is certainly a case where neither aging nor birth control was the factor in PTLS. Now let's look at Rebecca who had her surgery at the birth of her child as well. She even signed the papers for the surgery while in hard labor after having an epidural. Not exactly the best timing, I'm thinking, for clear cool reasoning nor being told about any side effects. But then most doctors don't believe ptls to be real. As Rebecca was only 33, I don't believe putting the post tubal ligation syndrome effects down to aging is a realistic answer either. Poor Rebecca thought she was going into early menopause at 33 due to some of the symptoms she suffered. These are just a few of the stories I was allowed to share here of the women who have to live with this awful condition. That is, they have to live with it unless they take steps to overcome the effects. These, surprisingly enough, include being put onto birth control. Interesting, considering that they had the surgery to provide birth control. In the article from medicinenet.com mentioned above, a Dr. Grimes even states that "...many women are put back on the pill after the surgery to control these very symptoms." Hmm, aren't there supposed to be problems being on birth control long term? What if you don't want to live the rest of your life, or until real menopause, on birth control. There are two other alternatives from which you can choose instead of just suffering from post tubal ligation syndrome. But both involve more surgery. The first is a hysterectomy with its own possible side effects. Please research this further if you choose to pursue it. The other is having a tubal ligation reversal done. Find the best surgeon to do this and chances are you find your life coming back to you.
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