{"id":721,"date":"2023-08-18T08:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:35:30","slug":"tubal-ligation","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/services\/family-planning\/tubal-ligation\/","title":{"rendered":"Okusiba enseke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-header-image alignfull\"><div class=\"right-image-block\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"input-container\"><h1 class=\"h2-size\">Okusiba enseke<\/h1><div class=\"description\"><h3>A permanent choice for your family planning journey.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-image\"><div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2426724603.jpg\" alt=\"Paper,?ut,Made,Anatomical,Structure,Of,Female,Uterus,With,Clothes\" class=\"header-image\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"alignwide wp-block-msi-blocks-breadcrumbs\">\r\n\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg'>Ewaka<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/lg\/services\/'>Empeereza<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/lg\/services\/family-planning\/'>Enteekateeka y\u2019amaka<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<span class='breadcrumb'>Okusiba enseke<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-video-with-text container alignwide\"><div class=\"input-container\"><h2>A surgical procedure for providing a permanent contraceptive solution<\/h2><p><strong>Tubal ligation is a highly effective contraceptive method suitable for women who are sure they don&#8217;t want any more children.<\/strong><br><br>Tubal ligation involves a short medical procedure, usually 15-20 minutes long. It is carried out under local anaesthetic and sedation, using simple techniques to seal the fallopian tubes.<br><br>After this procedure has been performed, an egg cannot move from the ovary through the tubes (a woman has two fallopian tubes), and eventually to the uterus.<br><br>It also has no effect on a woman&#8217;s hormones, so will have no effect on a woman and her partner&#8217;s sex life.<\/p><div class=\"buttons-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3SqeSSQhu3o?si=k4v4AR6qFAR_-EDm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion alignfull\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"accordion-info\"><h3 class=\"title\">Frequently asked questions about tubal ligation<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion-item\"><div class=\"tab\"><label class=\"tab-label\"><div class=\"label-container\"><p class=\"text-label\">How good is tubal ligation at preventing a pregnancy?<\/p><\/div><\/label><div class=\"tab-content\"><p>Female sterilisation is an excellent way to prevent a pregnancy. It is a way to permanently stop you having any further pregnancies.<br><br>If 100\u00a0women had the female sterilisation operation and carried on with their normal sex life then fewer than 1\u00a0of those women would fall pregnant again.<\/p><div class=\"services\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion-item\"><div class=\"tab\"><label class=\"tab-label\"><div class=\"label-container\"><p class=\"text-label\">What are the advantages of tubal ligation?<\/p><\/div><\/label><div class=\"tab-content\"><p>-The operation works straight away. As soon as you have a female sterilisation it will prevent a pregnancy.<br><br>-It is permanent, so you do not need to remember to use contraception again.<br><br>-It does not interrupt sex or affect your sex life. After sterilisation you can still experience an orgasm.<br><br>-Having a female sterilisation does not have any negative effects on the rest of your health.<br><br>-You are likely to continue to have normal periods after sterilisation.<br><br>-You can have the operation straight after an abortion.<\/p><div class=\"services\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion-item\"><div class=\"tab\"><label class=\"tab-label\"><div class=\"label-container\"><p class=\"text-label\">What are the disadvantages of tubal ligation?<\/p><\/div><\/label><div class=\"tab-content\"><p>&#8211; As it is permanent, you should only choose sterilisation if you do not want children or have completed your family. You cannot change your mind once the operation is done.<br><br>&#8211; It does not protect you against sexually transmitted infections.<\/p><div class=\"services\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-half-cta-half-search\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wrapper-fe\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"left-wrapper-fe\" style=\"background-color:#EBF3FB\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper-fe\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-cta-fe\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/msi\/assets\/images\/icon-contact.svg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-fe\" style=\"color:#283573\">Ready to book?  <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"content-fe\" style=\"color:#283573\">Bw\u2019oba weetegese okutukyalira, ssaako essaawa okukendeeza ku budde bw\u2019okulinda mu ddwaaliro.<br><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"phone-fe\" style=\"color:#283573\"><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div 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And, if you\u2019re wondering why you have so much vaginal discharge, you may be surprised to know that most women &#8230;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/help-and-advice\/is-my-vaginal-discharge-normal\/\" class=\"url\">SOMAKO EBIRALA<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/help-and-advice\/what-is-cervical-cancer-screening\/\" class=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-8.png\" class=\"image-article wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-8.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-8-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-8-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M19 9H1M14 1V5M6 1V5M5.8 21H14.2C15.8802 21 16.7202 21 17.362 20.673C17.9265 20.3854 18.3854 19.9265 18.673 19.362C19 18.7202 19 17.8802 19 16.2V7.8C19 6.11984 19 5.27976 18.673 4.63803C18.3854 4.07354 17.9265 3.6146 17.362 3.32698C16.7202 3 15.8802 3 14.2 3H5.8C4.11984 3 3.27976 3 2.63803 3.32698C2.07354 3.6146 1.6146 4.07354 1.32698 4.63803C1 5.27976 1 6.11984 1 7.8V16.2C1 17.8802 1 18.7202 1.32698 19.362C1.6146 19.9265 2.07354 20.3854 2.63803 20.673C3.27976 21 4.11984 21 5.8 21Z\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"date-content\">Thursday 17 December 2020<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/help-and-advice\/what-is-cervical-cancer-screening\/\" class=\"url\">What is cervical cancer screening?<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"answer\">A cervical smear test is a way to check up on the health of your cervix \u2013 the entrance to your womb (uterus), which is located at the top of your vagina. 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