POST STERILISATION SYNDROME SUPPORT


This site is for women in the UK who are experiencing long-term side effects following sterilisation and to inform women considering this contraceptive option of the full picture of potential side effects until the medical profession decides to do so. We also welcome contact from women in other countries.

 

 

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   Have you been sterilised?

   Are you suffering side effects your Doctor/Gynaecologist assures you are not connected with the procedure?

   Did you think sterilisation was the safest form of contraception?

   Were you warned about Post Sterilisation Syndrome (also known as Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome )?

   Do you want to know what is happening to your body?

   Do you want to do something about it?

 

Our Aims

 

To offer help and advice to women who are already experiencing problems following sterilisation.

 

To offer informed choice to women considering sterilisation.

 

To raise awareness in the general medical community of the possibility of side effects of sterilisation to ensure women get proper and adequate treatment should problems occur.

 

 To bring RCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) guidelines to patients (page 8) into line with RCOG guidlines to clinicians (Section 6.7 Recommedation 33, page 46) and GMC (General Medical Council) guidelines so that women are properly informed of potential risks and side effects of the sterilisation procedure beforehand.

 

Like me, you are probably wondering, "What is the reason for gynaecologists not wanting us to know about these side effects?" 

 

  1. Female sterilisation is the most used form of contraception in the world. Many countries have quotas or forced sterilisation. Think of the problems that could be caused if sterilisation is perceived as anything other than a safe method of contraception. If  Gynaecologists tell women before they are sterilised that they could be incapacitated by really heavy periods for 3 weeks out of 4 or, they will be much more likely to have early menopause and develop osteoporosis, they will understandably be reluctant to choose sterilisation as a means of contraception. Quotas will not be met and forced sterilisations will be seen as even more barbaric than they are now. Although a third of all women over 30 in the West are sterilised, the figures are much higher in the Developing World where some Aid Programs even insist on women getting sterilised to receive any benefits.

  2. Reversal specifically for Post Sterilisation Syndrome (Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome) is already big business in the US. It is extremely difficult to get a reversal on the NHS which means that most women wanting it done have to go private. The vast majority of Gynaecologists do some private work anyway, so it is good for business.

These are some of the answers I came up with. If you have any further suggestions to add please email me.

 

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Last updated on 16/07/05