anyone ever heard of women getting pregnant,after having tubes tied?

Answer 1

Tubal sterilization procedures can fail -- either very soon after the treatment or as long as 10 years afterward. Failure rates, the reason for failure, and the timing of a failure all depend on the type of sterilization procedure and the skill of the surgeon performing the procedure.
Tubal ligation is often performed at the time of a cesarean section or immediately after delivery. The procedure, often called a Pomeroy tubal ligation, involves lifting the tube in the mid-portion, creating a loop. A slip-knot or noose-like knot is slipped over this loop of tube, and the knot is tied. Then a segment about half an inch long is removed from the tied-off portion of the tube. During the healing process, the two tubal ends are still held together until the suture (stitch) dissolves, which occurs in two to six weeks, depending on the type of suture chosen. Once the suture dissolves, the two cut ends separate. However, suture breakdown may be delayed due to some unknown reason, enabling these two ends to grow together again where the segments have been cut and tied. The result is a functional tube.

Many women say that they have had a tubal "ligation," but they may have had other types of sterilization procedures such as an electrosurgical tubal coagulation procedure ("burning") or laparoscopic placement of elastic bands or clips across the tube. Electrosurgical procedures depend on burning a sufficient length of the fallopian tube as well as complete scarring as the tubal damage heals. If you resume sexual activity too early after this type of surgery, the tube may not yet have scarred shut. Later failures may result from formation of a fistula (opening) that could allow the sperm to escape into the pelvic cavity and reach the egg.


Another theory is that sometimes a small area of endometriosis forms at the site of the cut, forming a hollow track between the blocked ends of the tube that somehow serves to connect the ends.

In all of these cases, there is a greatly increased risk that the pregnancy will implant in the fallopian tube, at the site of the healed sterilization procedure. One likely reason for this is that a new passageway might be wide enough to enable tiny sperm to pass through (moving toward the ovary) but not large enough to permit the larger egg to pass (moving toward the uterus). The fertilized egg thus cannot pass beyond the site of the surgery. Pregnancies that begin to grow in a place other than the uterus constitute a serious complication called ectopic pregnancy.


Luckily, pregnancy rates after sterilization procedures are quite low. But if pregnancy is diagnosed after a sterilization failure, an early ultrasound must be performed to determine the location of the pregnancy. Early detection is key to avoiding the serious and often life-threatening complications that may occur with ectopic pregnancy

Answer 2

My mother had her tubes tied after she had the 4th child. A couple of years later, I think it used to be the day Bush declared war with Afganhistan, she used to be feeling a massive agony in her abdomen and used to be having vaginal bleeding. She peed out this enormous glob of blood that used to be difficult. She took it to the clinic when my dad got residence from work. The medical professionals advised her that she had miscarried, which used to be not possible considering that she had her tubes tied a few years earlier than. She wound up having her tubes tied once more just a few days later.

Answer 3

My mom had her tubes tied after she had the 4th youngster. some years later, i think of it grow to be the day Bush declared conflict with Afganhistan, she grow to be feeling a extensive soreness in her abdomen and grow to be having vaginal bleeding. She peed out this huge glob of blood that grow to be annoying. She took it to the wellness facility while my dad have been given abode from artwork. The docs instructed her that she had miscarried, which grow to be impossible because of the fact she had her tubes tied some years until eventually now. She wound up having her tubes tied lower back some days later.

Answer 4

Tubal sterilization is one of the most highly effective methods of birth control currently available. Nevertheless, about 2% of women overall will get pregnant within 10 years after their operations. About one out of three of these pregnancies happen inside the fallopian tube (ectopic or tubal pregnancy), which can be dangerous.

Answer 5

Yes, that's how I got my little brother LOL! Seriously my mom had her tubed tied and became pregnant 2 years later. Keep in mind that this was 30 years ago though!

Answer 6

Oooppppppppps..... Yes, this very thing happened to me. After three kids I had my tubes tied and they grew back and I had another. She is my own personal miracle.

Answer 7

Yes, it happened to me twice sadly I miscarried, that was 3 years after my tubal

Answer 8

Oh, yes. It happened to my best friend's mom. She was 40, and what a surprise that was!

Answer 9

Yes if the tubes are untied.

Answer 10

Yes it is possible. Now days no so likely with all that they do, but it is not unheard of.