Risks

Tubal ligation is an operation that involves making incisions in your abdomen. It requires anesthesia. Risks associated with tubal ligation include:

• Damage to the bowel, bladder or major blood vessels
• Reaction to anesthesia
• Improper wound healing or infection
• Continued pelvic or abdominal pain
• Failure of the procedure, resulting in a future unwanted pregnancy

Things that make you more likely to have complications from tubal ligation include:

• History of pelvic or abdominal surgery
• Obesity
• Diabetes