Most Efficient and Cost Effective Tubal Ligation Surgery in India
What is Tubal Ligation Surgery?
Tubal ligation, also addressed as “having your tubes tied” is a common and widely used contraceptive device for women. Tubal ligation or female sterilization is an effective birth control option for women who have completed their family and do not wish to have more children.
Every month eggs i.e. ova produced by ovaries, travel through ciliated epithelium of fallopian tube to uterus. Since, fertilization of ovum by spermatozoa takes place in fallopian tubes; tubal ligation prevents sperm from fertilizing the egg. During tubal ligation surgery procedure, fallopian tubes are cut or blocked and is usually done in the hospital or in an outpatient surgical clinic under general, local or spinal anesthesia.
Tubal ligation surgery can be performed:
- ·Immediately following a vaginal birth using a small incision under the belly button i.e. minilaparotomy
- During a C-section
- At anytime as an outpatient procedure using a laparoscope under short-acting general anesthesia (interval tubal ligation)
Who is the candidate for tubal ligation surgery?
Tubal ligation may be a good option if:
You are an adult
- Both partners completed their family and agree to permanent birth control
- Pregnancy would be a health risk for you
- You or your partner has a genetic disorder that would be risky to pass on to a child
What is the success rate of tubal ligation surgery?
Tubal ligation surgery is a great option at preventing pregnancy.
Success and effectiveness of Tubal ligation surgery depends upon age of women, surgery procedure and surgeon’s skill.
However, success rates based on clinical experience of surgeons are as high as up to 99%.
What are the types of tubal ligation procedures?
Most of the tubal ligation surgeries are performed through:
Laparoscopy
- Mini Laprotomy
- Open tubal ligation surgery i.e. Laparotomy
- Hysterectomy i.e. Remove all or part of the uterus.
There are various procedures through which Tubal ligation surgeries are performed, such as:
Bipolar Coagulation Monopolar Coagulation- By removing a portion of the fallopian tube closest to the ovary
- Fimbriectomy is performed by removing the fimbrial and infundibular portions of the fallopian tube next to the ovary, leaving behind one tubal segment attached to the uterus.
- - refers to the surgical removal of a Fallopian tube
- Tubal Clip or Hulka Clip technique -involves the application and fastening of a permanent clip onto the fallopian tube that disallows transference of eggs to the ovary.
- Tubal Ring or Silastic band - method involves a doubling over of the fallopian tubes and application of a Silastic band to the tube.
- Pomeroy Tubal Ligation- a method also termed as cut, tied, and burned in which a loop of tube is “strangled” with a suture. Usually, the loop is cut and the ends cauterized or “burned“.
There are other non-surgical tubal ligation procedures that are no longer used include:
- Essure – a method of tubal ligation in which two small metal and fiber coils are inserted placed in the fallopian tubes.
The fiber coils form scar tissue forms around the coils and block the fallopian tubes and thereby prevent sperm from reaching the egg.
- Adiana – in which Irving Procedure - By placing two ligatures (sutures) around the fallopian tube and removing the segment of tubing between the ligatures
Plan surgery with Indian Med Guru Consultants
Women seeking sterilization may plan tubal ligation surgery with Indian Med Guru – India’s leading medical tourism company providing best and low cost treatment facilities in world-class hospitals and internally renowned and highly skilled clinicians.
Besides most efficient surgical sterilization, patients save lot of money as tubal ligation cost through Indian Med Guru is just a fraction of cost for the same procedure in western or developed countries.
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