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Ligation
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:42 pm
by lims
Hi ,
Was wondering should i go for it anot?
Had 4 children..2 with ex hubby and 2 with current.1 normal delivery and 3 -C ....therefore my numbers are up....tot of tying up since i am not able to give birth any more ( is dangerous !)
Can any one share the experience ..... i'm in dilemma
SL
Re: Ligation
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:17 pm
by tamarind
lims wrote:Hi ,
Was wondering should i go for it anot?
Had 4 children..2 with ex hubby and 2 with current.1 normal delivery and 3 -C ....therefore my numbers are up....tot of tying up since i am not able to give birth any more ( is dangerous !)
Can any one share the experience ..... i'm in dilemma
SL
If you are sure you are not going to have any more children, then please go for ligation.
It is a day surgery. The cost is about $600 at SGH. You can go home right after the surgery. It will hurt for a few days, then after that you will be absolutely fine. You still have your menses and you still function exactly like before.
There are many married women who go for abortion to terminate unwanted pregnancies. It is very cruel for any woman to kill their own unborn child.
Going through the ligation is a simple procedure. It is much better than the prospect of going through an abortion.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:02 pm
by kaydenbrown
Ligation can have complications and could cause some infections if not done properly but that is just a small risk.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:07 pm
by tamarind
kaydenbrown wrote:Ligation can have complications and could cause some infections if not done properly but that is just a small risk.
Yes it is best to find a very experienced doctor and a good hospital to carry out the procedure. It is a very small risk to take, in comparison to getting pregnant and aborting the baby.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:22 pm
by cmm
Personally, I prefer IUS (updated version of IUD) to ligation as it is more reversible.
Yes, I may decide that I do not want any more children (I have 3 kids), but having ligation done is seems so "final" for me...
JMHO
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:34 pm
by schellen
cmm wrote:Personally, I prefer IUS (updated version of IUD) to ligation as it is more reversible.
Yes, I may decide that I do not want any more children (I have 3 kids), but having ligation done is seems so "final" for me...
JMHO
Yes, I prefer IUS too. (
http://www.mirena.com). Not only is it reversible, I don't get periods when I use it. I have very heavy and long periods and suffer from bad stomach cramps and backaches too. With Mirena, I save in the long run on medication (to deal with the pain), pads, time lost due to pain and occasional need to "do extra laundry". If ligation costs about $600, Mirena costs about the same and lasts for about 5 years.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:12 pm
by tamarind
schellen wrote:cmm wrote:Personally, I prefer IUS (updated version of IUD) to ligation as it is more reversible.
Yes, I may decide that I do not want any more children (I have 3 kids), but having ligation done is seems so "final" for me...
JMHO
Yes, I prefer IUS too. (
http://www.mirena.com). Not only is it reversible, I don't get periods when I use it. I have very heavy and long periods and suffer from bad stomach cramps and backaches too. With Mirena, I save in the long run on medication (to deal with the pain), pads, time lost due to pain and occasional need to "do extra laundry". If ligation costs about $600, Mirena costs about the same and lasts for about 5 years.
Other contraceptive methods require the use of long term drugs which may have undesirable effects on a woman's body. I used to be on contraceptive pills for many years, which even improved my complexion. But I stopped when I discovered undesirable effects.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:20 pm
by schellen
tamarind wrote:Ligation lasts forever and is final. Other contraceptive methods require the use of long term drugs which may have undesirable effects on a woman's body. I used to be on contraceptive pills for many years and stopped when I discovered undesirable effects.
I agree with you on the forever and final part too. However, for people like me who aren't 100% sure and may still be able to have kids, IUS is a very good deal. And I don't feel any side effects other than slight cramping and spotting for a few days after insertion. My periods will gradually "disappear". If I remove the IUS without replacing it, it takes my system about 1 cycle to resume to "normal operation". (I tried the mini pill too but I became someone I didn't like very much.)
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:02 pm
by buds
Heyya schellen, didn't we have a birth control or
a contraceptives topic previously when we had
some detailed discussions on this. You recall
where anot?
