Is it okay for women to get sterilized?

Sterilization is a relatively common method of contraception, but it is generally not recommended. As for the contraceptive effect, whether it is male or female sterilization, it is the same, but from a health perspective, it is better for men to have sterilization. Sterilization is very harmful to women. Women are very likely to suffer from gynecological diseases after sterilization. If they still want to have children in the future, they may not be able to have children.

The impact of sterilization on women

Although this operation is not a major surgery and can be performed in an outpatient clinic, it is highly technical. If it is used properly and performed skillfully, it can be effective immediately. Otherwise, it will affect the health of the operator and hinder the implementation of family planning work.

Tubal ligation (surgical sterilization) is a procedure that removes and ligates a portion of the fallopian tube to prevent the sperm and egg from meeting, thereby achieving the purpose of contraception. Sterilization has a history of more than 100 years, and there are more than 100 methods of sterilization. Although female sterilization is a minor operation, the impact of sterilization on women cannot be ignored.

Medical sterilization does not require surgery. It is a method of injecting chemical drugs into the fallopian tube through the vagina and the uterine cavity to block the fallopian tube lumen and achieve the purpose of sterilization. Since the drugs currently used are corrosive and the blocking technique requires high standards, improper use of the technique may cause serious reactions. If one wants to get pregnant again for some reason, there is almost no chance of restoration of the blockage, so this technique has not yet been promoted.

Does vasectomy have side effects on women?

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 don’t really want to have a vasectomy or are young and don’t think much about it, experts say that 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.

Generally speaking, we recommend sterilization to the following two types of women:

1. Married women who already have children and both husband and wife voluntarily request sterilization surgery;

2. Women with severe heart disease, heart failure, chronic liver and kidney disease with poor liver and kidney function, and certain hereditary diseases who are not suitable for pregnancy can also undergo this surgery to achieve the effect of infertility.

Generally, sterilization surgery does not have a big impact on the body, because it is the ovaries and uterus that affect menstruation and menopause, and sterilization surgery only cuts off the fallopian tubes. It only cuts off the channel for the egg and sperm to meet. It is a minor operation and may cause slight pain, wound infection and other problems, but it will not damage and affect the body's physiological functions, nor will it affect health and sexual life, and it will not hurt any "vitality". The fallopian tubes, uterus and ovaries are intact, so ovulation and menstruation will still occur every month. It will not stop menstruating or affect the menstrual volume. The biggest impact is infertility. Married women who already have children can have a sterilization, otherwise they should think twice before doing so.