A question about tubals

[shadowfae.livejournal.com]

Are there women here who have had their tubes "tied" -- especially women under 30?

If so, did you have difficulty finding a doctor who would perform the operation for you? My sister just had it done last month, and I went with her. She's in her late 30s and didn't run into any obstacles, but I remember when she was in her mid 20s she couldn't find a doctor to agree to do the proceedure.

I just feel it's time. My boyfriend and I have talked about him having a vasectomy. He wants to do it, and it makes more sense since the proceedure is less invasive for men ... but I also know that he's terrified of andy kind of surgery, and I don't feel like waiting any longer.

Any imput on what I should expect or suggestions would be appreciated. [I also plan on posting this at childfree so I apologize in advance for those who may get this multiple times].

Comments

[perplexxi.livejournal.com]

since you mentioned a vasectomy being less invasive, i was wondering if you've heard of Essure? it's a permanent BC for women where they insert [what looks like] a ball-point pen spring in your tubes and scar tissue forms over them, closing them up. it involves no surgery and is done right in your dr's office. takes a few minutes and there is no "recovery times" since there's nothing to recover from. this is already practiced overseas and Australia (where many BC methods have already been approved, though acceptance tends to lag here in the states). they've submitted their application to the FDA and are expected to be approved by the turn of the year. if you feel like waiting a until it's available here, maybe it's something to consider? or you could always take a nice trip down under and visit the croc hunter on a little sterilization trip -=]

here are some links:
http://www1.mydr.com.au/default.asp?article=3223
http://www.shinesa.org.au/shine/article_detail.stm?ref_id=242&ban_id=2 (have to scroll a bit)

the homepage (http://www.essure.com.au/static/what.html) offers excellent info on all three PBC options, along with a thorough FAQs section (http://www.essure.com.au/static/faq.html).

good luck.