Caesarean section with sterilization?

The advantages of sterilization in connection with a caesarean section are obvious: you only have to recover from an operation with anesthesia. The entire operation then takes a little longer. The pain and recovery time are no different from caesarean sections without sterilization. This is what women report who gave birth with several caesarean sections and who had themselves sterilized. In fact, the caesarean section is the bigger procedure. Nevertheless, you should think carefully about this step.

Sterilization is usually irreversible

• Your considerations should primarily be when deciding whether you want to have sterilization carried out at all. Doctors often advise against it because in the vast majority of cases the procedure is irreversible. Especially if you are still young and in the middle of childbearing age, the decision should not be made too quickly.
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• There can be unforeseen situations in life from which the desire for a child flares up again. Even if you already have several children and were certain that your family planning was completed. These situations often include a new partner, a changed life model, but also the death or serious illness of a child.
• The fallopian tubes are severed during sterilization. The ovulation cycle continues, nothing changes in the hormonal balance because the ovaries are preserved. Sterilization changes neither the sexual experience nor menstruation. You don't come to menopause earlier either. The egg can no longer be fertilized because the sperm can no longer get there through the disconnected fallopian tube.
• Doctors not infrequently experience that women want to reverse the procedure. However, in most cases this does not work and the only way out is artificial insemination.


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In a caesarean section, the baby is born through the mother's abdominal wall. It ...

• The advantage of sterilization is that you no longer have to use contraception. Especially in a marriage or partnership, this is a great relief for many couples who no longer want children. However, you should be aware of the irreversibility of the procedure.

The operation for the caesarean section is extended

• Before urgently requesting sterilization, you should clarify all questions with your partner. Once this has happened, there is nothing to prevent the procedure from being performed after the caesarean section. You may have to pay the costs yourself. You should discuss this with your health insurance company.
• The operation is extended by the second intervention. First of all, this will infant born, then the wounds are closed. In a second step, the fallopian tubes are cut. This is done with the help of a laparoscopy. You will get two small incisions in the abdominal wall, which can only be seen in the form of thin scars after they have healed. During this time, if you have a PDA, you can meet your baby and see him for the first time Breastfeeding invest.
• The recovery phase after the caesarean section and the reinstatement of the first rule are not extended by the sterilization. Mothers who have had a caesarean section can leave the hospital after four to seven days. The pain sensation is no higher than if you only had a caesarean section.

There are reasons for and against the operation

• If you have decided to sterilize, you should combine both procedures. Your body is only burdened with an anesthetic. You hardly feel the pain after the procedure because the caesarean section causes more pain as a major operation.
• Your mental state after a caesarean section must be mentioned as a counter-argument. Many mothers have what is known as baby blues. This is postnatal depression that can be aggravated by knowing that you will never have another child. If you feel the slightest uncertainty surrounding your decision to sterilize, you should postpone the procedure. Later, you can have it carried out on an outpatient basis if you wish.

The combination of both operations is only possible with a planned caesarean section due to the necessary preliminary discussions. In connection with an emergency caesarean section, you cannot usually have sterilization carried out.