What Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome Symptoms Do You Have?

by: SandraWilson
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If you have had your tubes tied and then begin experiencing problems with your body, it could be you have post tubal ligation syndrome, also known by the initials PTLS. Others simply call it Post Tubal Syndrome or PTS.

You may have run into it with your own doctor or you may have learned about it while researching the Internet trying to find out just what is wrong with you, but you probably have heard that most doctors believe ptls to be a medical myth. However, since you have been looking you have probably found sites that list anywhere from 35 to 45 different symptoms. In this article, I'm going to relate the symptoms learned first hand from the women who are suffering from them.

For Miranda it all started with pain around her hips. Then she started having messed up periods. Whereas before they used to be five days long, she was now still spotting two weeks later. She had loss of energy, headaches and she was losing her hair. How horrible to start worrying about hair loss in your 20s.

Amanda told me her symptoms from post tubal ligation syndrome included mood swings and terrible depression. She also began spotting mid cycle. She had heavy periods, extreme fatigue, terrible migraines, and loss of libido. She finally went to her doctor expecting to be put on antidepressants. However, the doctor wanted to put her on birth control. Her doctor said, "Most women end up on birth control after a tubal ligation to regulate their hormones." Would you have had one if you knew you were still going to need to be on birth control still? But fortunately that is only one solution and not necessarily the best.

On the http://forums.tubal-reversal.net/ message board, courtnipadortni told us about her post tubal ligation syndrome symptoms. These included loss of libido, weight gain, memory loss, short temper, and bad period pains. Maybe some of these could be put down to aging as we all know it gets harder to lose weight the older you get. However, when measured against all the stories of other women who suffer through ptls, it's hard to draw the line.

Linda, who was 21 when she had her tubal ligation, suffers with the usual mood swings, heavier periods and headaches. She also has to endure the regret and emptiness of making such a big decision at such a young age. It's fortunate that some doctors are making their patients wait till later in life to make such decisions that will affect the rest of their lives these days. However, unfortunately, since tying the tubes is seen as an effective method of permanent birth control, never mind the potential side effects, not enough consideration is given to the emotional and psychological effects of such surgery.

If you find while reading this article that these stories seem to sound just like what you are going through, then the first thing you may want to do is seek out some support. A search on the web will help you find a forum where others who suffer as you do congregate to provide that virtual shoulder to cry on. Further they may just help you find the information you need to find out what you can actually do for yourself to remedy, as much as possible, what you are going through with post tubal ligation syndrome.

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