What are the risks and complications associated with a tubal ligation?
Because incisions are made in the abdomen and the laparoscope is inserted blindly into the abdomen, complications may include: • Infection • Bleeding • Damage to blood vessels, nerves, or muscles • Damage to the bladder, ureters, or bowel, requiring surgical repair • Blood clots • Failure of the procedure resulting in pregnancy • In rare cases, death What are the key risks and complications associated with general anesthesia? Following general anesthesia, some people may experience the following: • Negative reaction to the medication • Feeling sick to your stomach • Slowness of the anesthesia to wear off • A sore throat if a tube is used during the general anesthesia • Seizure or heart attack • High temperature • Confusion • Death Is Essure also an alternative to vasectomy for a couple? Yes. Vasectomy is a surgical operation with associated risks. A vasectomy requires that the man’s scrotum is cut or punctured, the vas deferens cut, and the ends of the vas deferens are either burned or
