1. Do It For Good
Sterilization usually provides about 99 percent reliability for preventing pregnancy, which can be of great benefit. The negative aspect of sterilization is that it's permanent unless you plan to undergo expensive and painful reversal surgery that may or may not work. Young people who may change their minds and may want children in the future are discouraged from getting sterilized. Before using sterilization as a form of birth control, you should think long and hard and discuss it with your partner if you are in a long-term committed relationship. While some people become sterile after a prolonged illness or injury, this procedure is typically elective and not covered by most insurance companies. It can be a useful birth control method for people with mental disabilities who cannot control their urges.
2. Women's Choice
Female sterilization is done by a procedure called a tubal ligation. It is designed to tie the fallopian tubes to prevent a sperm from entering the uterus and fertilizing an egg. The tube can be tied off, which is the easiest procedure to reverse if you change your mind. Tubes also can be cut and sutured or cauterized with a hot knife. You can get a tubal ligation that will leave no scarring and little pain afterwards. The surgeon goes in through a small incision made beside the belly button with laprascopic tools and ties or cuts the tubes. Your naval is then folded back into place and stitched with a tiny sewing job. This can be done in 20 to 30 minutes in the doctor's office. Another procedure called Essure is done through the vagina. The tubes are basically strangled with a coil that is placed around the tubes. Body tissue forms around the coil and closes the tubes permanently. It takes up to three months for this procedure to be an effective form of birth control.
3. The Procedure for men
Men are sterilized primarily with a vasectomy. The tubes in the scrotum are snipped or tied to prevent the sperm from making its way to the egg. A vasectomy does not affect sex; semen continues to flow through the penis, there just isn't any sperm in it. Side affects are not commonly serious, but the penis could be tender for a while, with some bruising or swelling involved. The scrotum is numbed for procedure and tiny cuts are made so that the surgeon can reach in a snip the tubes that carry the sperm. Small stitches leave little scars that disappear quickly. The procedure can also be done without as much cutting. The doctor clamps the tubes from the outside and with a small puncture, ruptures the tubes. No stitches are required.
