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Pregnancy after sterilization - can i be???

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puddytats · 23/07/2006 19:37

Not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes.
Was sterilized about 6 -8 months ago after birth of dd. My choice very very certain i do not want any more children.
Period is now bout 8 days late, am feeling very tired and not hungry. What with everything else going on pregnancy not needed at the moment.
Symptons could be down to heat, stress, change in medication etc but beginning to get very worried. Any answers, advice similar experiences would be gratefully received!!

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mummyofAlexandLacie · 29/05/2013 21:03

Hi. My names jennie and im new here. Im 25 and have a 3 year old and a 10 month old. My 1st labour was natural and my placenta ruptured and was rushed to theatre which was a big scare so went on contraception I was having heavy periods with blood clots so was but on another form of pill to stop the bleeding which also worked as a form of morning after pill. I found out I was expecting again whilst having a scan on my overies for the problems I was having. We decided she was a blessing and decided to go ahead with the pregnancy after docs said they will keep a close eye on things during labour. Little madam was breech from 20 scan and stayed in that position till birth even after 3 hospital attempts to turn her over. It ended in a csection that went well. Got to recovery ward and my uterus had stopped contracting causing me to lose blood. I lost over half my blood count and had 4 units of blood and was put on high dependency unit under 24 hour watch. I almost died. The pain it caused to myself and my family we decided I would be sterilized. It wasnt easy convincing the gp as I was 24 at the time but after getting my argument across and speaking to my consultant who was there the day I gave birth but both my children he knew id made the right decision. I had the op 15th jan and my periods have been spot on since but im now 5 days late. Sore chest. Lots of clear discharge and lost appetite. Which were my 3 main things I remember with my 1st. We know if im pregnant then the only option is an abortion which im heart broken about but I cant leave my present babies without a mummy. Im booked in for my 1st cervical screening tomorrow so was wondering if they test me 1st or of they would know if I am or not? Any help or advice would be appreciated. This isnt a subject I ever wanted to talk about again :( xx

Juliemumof5 · 10/06/2013 11:40

Well here I am again confused , I was sterilised October last year and found my self pregnant last month but misscarried a week later at 3-4 weeks . It's now a month later an still no period I had unprotected sex a week later of the misscarriage but had started to take the mini pill , witch the nurse said would take two weeks to get into my body system . And now finding my self four weeks later no period but in pain again in my lower stomach ?

Juliemumof5 · 24/06/2013 09:48

Period started by all this has messed with my head and heart , I am due to marry my parter who isn't the father to my other kids and really want a baby together after the loss of the pregnancy last month , is their any chance to fall pregnant again ? This is all confusing and the doctor is no help at all

Lcw213 · 13/07/2013 23:39

I'm so happy I found this! I had the Essure procedure done in March, had a baby in December of last year.. I bled for 5 months and since I've stopped bleeding the thought of pregnancy keeps entering my mind. We're getting ready to move and I found a fertility test (came free with a pregnancy test I bought a year earlier). I was curious so I took the test. It showed I was fertile. Then my thought was, is it possible to be fertile after having a sterilization done? Now I'm scared of getting pregnant!
I'm a military wife and have 3 kids. 9, 3 and 6 months, with my oldest having some special needs. My husband is gone a lot so it's hard sometimes. Not sure i could handle a 4th if this procedure didnt work.

So, is it possible to be fertile after a sterilization? And does that mean the procedure didnt work?

Thanks :)

ariane5 · 13/07/2013 23:52

Yes you can be 'fertile' as in you release an egg each month but after sterilisation where the tubes are blocked/clipped/cut the sperm cannot get to the egg so even though technically you are fertile you will not get pregnant.

As sterilisation doesn't affect hormones/ovulation etc any sort of test for fertility would still be normal.

Crochet78 · 15/07/2013 10:37

Hi I'm Sarah and I got sterilised 8 years ago when I had my daughter by c section. But the last couple of weeks I have felt pregnant is it possible plus I have a new partner also my period has been light and not lasted long either also have a few of the signs as well xx

Juliemumof5 · 10/09/2013 08:47

Confused again I was sterilised last year November 2012 and fell pregnant in may buy sadly misscarried . Went for test and found out one clip had moved up by the oviry can't say if its on the tube or just logged their and the other clip is no where to be seen doc says that's very rare they come off so early it can happen years down the line but never this early . And I need to be very careful but this month I started my period four days early and it was just spotting brown then one night blood on one pad then back to brown spotting for the next three days could this be implantion bleeding ?

bellz285 · 01/01/2014 19:50

Hi im new here. I was steralized nearly 4yrs ago. My last period I had was in nov really heavy. I didnt get a period in dec. My cycle runs like clock work. So im abit concerned. I did a test but neg. I have other symptoms of bn pregnant. I have 4 kids and with my first 2 it was hard 2 detect that I was pregnant. Should I wait and so a test in few days or go and c my doctor. Any help please. O remember doctor sayin 2 me the mirena coil was more effective than bn sterelized. But im a rare person who was allergic 2 it aswell as other methods of. Contraceptions.

WakeyTryingAgain · 01/01/2014 21:14

Bellz I'd definitely go to the DRs, you will have a higher chance of ectopic if you are pregnant and you will need to see someone. Hope everything goes ok

Cazzh2013 · 14/01/2014 10:53

I've been sterilised for almost 5 year I've had sore breast for over a week now thought I was just due my period but still not came. I've started felling tired and sick with headaches is it possible to be pregnant ?

cherylberyl1 · 20/01/2014 17:31

i've been reading all these messages and in a bit of a tiz tbh!! was steralized on 4th november 2013 after 3 rubbish pregnancies.. i have 2 beautiful children. Implant removed on 23rd december after my period (like recommended by consultant) the op wasnt straight forward as doc dropped a clip inside my pelvic area then he had to put two clips on my right tube as he couldn't see if it was detatched (and still wasn't 100% it has worked) now there's no sign of my period .... i know only a week (maybe 2) late but crapping myself tbh!!! I went to phone docs today but hung up as scared lol for gods sake im 41 !!!

archiesmom · 12/05/2014 21:41

hi I've been sterilised 13 years (clips ) just the last few weeks I have had sore breasts , felt sick , dizzy and light headed ,gone off tea and people are commenting on how radiant I look now I'm beginning to feel like I did when I was pregnant with my twins is this possible ??? has anyone ever got pregnant after so long a sterilisation .

moniqueWo · 03/06/2014 00:08

Hi i had my tubes tied for 5 years now but period came on 5 days earlier and it lightly can i be prgnant??

moniqueWo · 03/06/2014 00:13

I was

catheyjessica300 · 16/07/2014 19:35

I had my tubes cut tied an burnt 13 years ago i have missed my period three months now the last one i had was real light my lower stomach feels weird an i cry alot when i dont normaly do that could i be pregnant

SockQueen · 16/07/2014 23:39

Yes. Take a test.

themonsteratemyspacebaragain · 16/07/2014 23:59

This thread is 8 years old......

SockQueen · 17/07/2014 00:09

Was that addressed to me, themonster ? I did notice that, but catheyjessica300 posted today, so I was replying to her.

Though the answer is still the same.

mummyof5moos · 24/07/2014 10:03

Hi all I was sterilised last year in august during a c'section but had a misscarriage 2 months ago... im now 5 days late and getting negative tests, im getting headaches, cramps..I feel like im going to come on but dont, I have creamy discharge (sorry for tmi) backache, boo s feel tingly occasionally but not to often, and drinking loads.
could I be pregnant or just late???

mummyof5moos · 24/07/2014 10:04

Ment boobs lol x

hopes2be · 24/07/2014 10:50

hi am new to this site n feel really stupid in askin this queston. ive been sterilizated 28years now and been great up 2 now . i no am goin threw the early stages of menopose .am 51 but feel am gettin syterms as if am preganant .cud i be by boobs hav gettin bigger am feelin sick n stomack swells. my youngest child is 25 n a father himself.

fattycow · 24/07/2014 11:52

The only way to know is to do a pregnancy test.

hopes2be · 25/07/2014 00:10

done the tests but came back neagtive

scaevola · 25/07/2014 07:14

hopes2be

You might like to have a browse on Menopause Matters Breast tenderness and bloating can both be menopausal symptoms. Yo as yo already know you are menopausal, which suggests other symptoms as well. You might want to see your GP to discuss if HRT might help.

scaevola · 25/07/2014 07:19

mummyof5moos

As you have conceived since the procedure, you know your sterilisation is the one in the 1:200 that fail. So yes, you might be PG. I'd keep testing for a few more days.