Is it better for women to have a vasectomy or an IUD?

Some people say that having an IUD also carries the risk of it falling out and causing inflammation, but sterilization can solve the problem once and for all. But some people also say that sterilization will make you age faster. Both are effective ways of contraception, but for women, is sterilization or IUD better? Let's find out below.

Is it better to have a vasectomy or to have an IUD?

Vascular ligation and IUD insertion are both common methods of contraception, and both have their own advantages and disadvantages. The ligation operation mainly involves cutting off the woman's bilateral fallopian tubes and then suturing them up to block the function of egg cells and prevent the chance of fusion with male sperm. It is a permanent sterilization method that does not allow for further pregnancy and is mostly used for those who do not want to get pregnant again. Men can also undergo a vasectomy. Generally, it has little impact on the human body.

The IUD mainly uses a metal ring to be embedded in the uterus, blocking the embryo from implanting and growing in the uterus and thus ending the pregnancy. When you want a baby, you can use the IUD to get pregnant again. It is very easy to get pregnant again after the IUD is removed. This is mostly caused by the movement, deformation or falling of the ring, which is very easy to cause discomfort, heavy menstrual flow, menstrual pain, etc. Having an IUD can remove the IUD and still give you a chance to get pregnant. Therefore, ladies can choose according to their own actual situation.

It should be noted that the contraceptive effectiveness of sterilization and IUD insertion is not 100%, and both have certain effects. If a woman has irregular menstruation, she should choose sterilization. If she does not have irregular menstruation, she can choose the contraceptive method of IUD. In fact, both sterilization and IUD insertion are methods of contraceptive surgery. It is impossible to compare whether sterilization or IUD insertion is better. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages. When undergoing sterilization surgery, women should decide the method of sterilization surgery based on their health conditions.

How is female vasectomy performed?

Female sterilization surgery, also known as vasectomy, is a sterilization method that is simple to operate, has few side effects, and is reasonably safe. The development of this surgical procedure dates back more than a hundred years, and it is also one of the most commonly used contraceptive methods for women in developed countries. The contraceptive principle is to block the bilateral fallopian tube passages so that the egg cells cannot fuse with the sperm, thus achieving the purpose of contraception. If both fallopian tubes are not connected, female sterilization is a permanent, one-time contraceptive measure.

There are two methods for female sterilization:

1. Traditional ligation surgery: It is a surgical method of ligation. The incision is only two to three centimeters, and the ligation is cut with surgical sutures. The advantages are simplicity, effectiveness, small incision, and little tissue damage. Generally, only upper body anesthesia or even local anesthesia is required. No hospitalization is required after the operation and the cost is relatively cheap. The best time for surgery is usually the day after delivery, because the uterus has not contracted and the fallopian tubes are located close to the sides of the belly button. Therefore, surgery can be performed in the depression of the belly button skin, so the wound is less obvious. Of course, ligation surgery can also be performed at normal times, but at this time the location of the fallopian tubes on both sides has returned to the pelvis, and the incision of the ligation surgery will be more obvious. It is also common in clinical medicine to perform ligation surgery at the same time as cesarean section. This type of surgery will not cause any scarring.

2. Transvaginal ligation: The advantage of this surgical treatment is that there is absolutely no scar problem on the abdomen. The surgery is performed under upper body anesthesia and no hospitalization is required after the surgery. However, surgery is more difficult, with more chances of bleeding, infection, and complications. It is also not suitable to be performed after giving birth, so few people choose it.