Expert Allays Fear On Tubal Ligation

Contrary to the belief that the choice of bilateral tubal ligation as a means to control one’s family size has some side effects, Dr. Amike, registrar obstetrics and gynaecology UPTH, has said that it is the best method of family planning, with no known record of side effect.

In an interview with our correspondent in Port Harcourt Tuesday, Dr. Amike who described Bilateral Tubal Ligation (BTL) as a safe surgical procedure in which the falobian tubes are ligated usually done within 72 hours after delivery or six weeks post Parteum, said it has the highest success rate and no known failure rate.

Explaining that it is strictly for women who have completed their family size and not a child-spacing method, the Gynaecologist emphasized that it is irreversible, hence the need to think thoroughly before choosing it as an option.

“it has no negative effect on your sexual life, you continue to live your normal and usual life. Even after the surgery, you still observe your regular monthly flow”, he said.

However, it is not in all cases that a cruciate incision below the navel is carried out, there are also instances that could warrant a vaginal tubal ligation, a situation where the tubes are cut via the vagina. He maintained.

Calling on women who have completed their family size to stop risking their lives with drugs that cause hormonal imbalance in their system, the doctor rather advised that tubal ligation is the wise woman’s choice.

Meanwhile, tubal ligation is also recommended for women with other pre-existing life threatening medical condition, for instance, a woman with renal failure.