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re:Desperately Need Help To Support Wife In Time Of Need
by Susan
Jeff,
Other men have posted and written about their wives health after their tubal ligation. I commend you and other men who take the time and effort to research and write. It shows how much you care for your wife and relationship.
In your post you mention the comment from the doctor saying, "oh, the tube guy". What did he mean by that? Did you ask him? Was this doctor known for removing fallopian tubes???
Your wife had one tube removed, then at the time of the etopic she more then likely lost the other tube as this is pretty much standard when a woman has an etopic pregnancy.
The removal of the fallopian tubes is not the same as a tubal ligation. With tubal ligation the whole tube is not removed but just a portion of the tube is removed, or the tube is banded or clipped. The complete removal of one (or both) fallopian tube(s) is called Salpingectomy. There are doctors who do salpingectomy in place of tubal ligation. (see http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/academic/pehp100/lec16.htm) While she did not have a "tubal ligation", she did lose both tubes. If you look at your wives post opt reports of the operations she had most likely you'll see the word salpingectomy.
Not much information is presented on the internet about women who lose both fallopian tubes and the health effects that it can produce, but it can produce the same effects as having had a tubal ligation. The blood supply to the ovaries could have been affected. If the blood supply was affected to her ovaries, she could be suffering something much more then peri-menopause - complete loss of ovarian function.
If the whole tube is removed I believe the odds are much greater that the ovaries can be affected.
Complete loss of ovarian function in a young woman (who is not given hormone replacement) has horrible effects.
With out good hormone health a woman will not have good physical and mental health.
The CPTwomen suggest hormone testing to all women who have had a tubal ligation, (this would also include women who have had both fallopian tubes removed).
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