My experience was frustrating beyond belief, but it was still somehow much easier than most other people in my position. I was approved for the surgery when I was 26, unmarried, and didn't have any children already; that's practically unheard of.
I Never Want To Be Pregnant, So I Fought My Doctors To Get My Tubes Removed — Here's What That Experience Was Like
I'll be honest — in a perfect world, I might actually enjoy carrying and giving birth to one or two biological children. Since we don't live in a perfect world, I made my decision and scheduled an appointment with my OB-GYN.The OB-GYN practice that prescribed my birth control pills and inserted my IUD had only one surgeon on staff, and he was an old white man very close to retirement. When I met with him to request a tubal ligation, I was 21.
—"A lot of women actually find that their preexisting health problems improve during pregnancy." A lot of people find pregnancy miserable or even life-threatening; I'm not willing to risk it. One thing about me that is both a blessing and a curse is that I can be very, very persistent to the point of obnoxiousness. And in the years since I first requested a tubal ligation, I learned how to advocate for myself within the medical system.
—If all else fails, don't be afraid to get a second opinion or switch doctors/medical practices. You owe no loyalty to someone who doesn't have your best interests at heart.
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