SIDE
EFFECTS
The following list contains known and reported side
effects of the sterilisation procedure:
1. Pregnancy/ectopic pregnancy
2. Hot flushes/night sweats and/or cold flushes/chills
3. Bouts of rapid heart beat.
4. Irritability
5. Mood swings, sudden tears
6. Trouble sleeping through the night
7. Irregular periods shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods,flooding, phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles.(increased risk
of hysterectomy)
8. Loss of libido, little or no sex drive or desire for sex
9. Dry/itchy vagina (normal vaginal pH is about 4.5.Vaginal pH of
6.0 to 7.5 in the absence of yeast infection indicates
low hormone levels and
menopause)
10. Colour change in vaginal area (colour gets darker-darker red to
purple)
11.
Chronic Fatigue
12. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
13. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
14. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
15. Disturbing memory lapses
16. Stress incontinence, urge incontinence
17. Prolapse of uterus due to rapid decrease in hormone levels
18. Itchy, crawly skin(like ants crawling under the skin)
19. Aching, sore joints, Muscles and tendons (may include carpal tunnel
syndrome)
20. Breast tenderness
21. Decrease in breast mass
22. Headache change(decrease or increase)
23. Gastrointestinal distress, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)(caused
by changing hormone levels)
24. Depression (responds to hormone therapy)
25. Exacerbation of existing conditions
26. Allergies developing or increasing (chronic sinusitis)
27. Weight gain/loss (thyroid may be affected)
28. Hair loss or thinning, head pubic or whole body; increase in facial hair
29. Dizziness, light-headedness, or episodes of loss of balance
30. Changes in body odour
31. Electric shock or stabbing sensation under the skin
32. Tingling in the extremities (potassium or calcium imbalance
can cause this)
33. Gum problems, increased bleeding
34. Burning tongue burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change
in breath odour
35. Osteoporosis (after several years)
36. Changes in fingernails; softer, crack or break more easily
37. Stabbing pains in pelvic area at time of ovulation
38. Pelvic pain
39. Development of adenomyosis
40. Development of ovarian/tubal cysts
41. Decreased lactation ability
42. Dyspareunia/post coital ache
Further
reading:
"No
More Hysterectomies" by Vicki Hufnagel MD
"Once
a Month: Understanding and Treating PMS" by Dr Katharina Dalton
"What
your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause" by Dr John Lee
www.tubal.org
www.tubalinfo.org
www.garynull.com/Documents/Iatrogenic/Women/10Hysterectomy.htm
If
you experience any side effects that you think are connected to your
sterilisation that are not listed here please contact:
Mandy
Simsek
1
Benlister Terrace, Lamlash, Isle
of Arran, Scotland
KA27
8LN
Tel: 01770 600915
email: mandysimsek@tiscali.co.uk
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Conference
Coverage
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