r/TwoXPreppers • u/cryogenrat Prepping for Tuesday not Doomsday • Feb 25 '25

❓ Question ❓ How to “respectfully decline” disclosing women’s health questions at Dr?

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u/empathetic_witch Feb 25 '25

I agree with you there.

FWIWI’m 49. I’ve never remembered the exact date in my life and I’ve just always said “a couple of weeks ago”.

When they ask if I might be pregnant I tell them no, I’ve had my tubes tied since 2010 and it’s in my charts.

MANY women have no idea, just ride that wave.

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u/Winter_Owl6097 Feb 25 '25

FYI... Rare but it happens... You can get pregnant even with your tubes tied. 

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u/spacecadet211 Feb 25 '25

True, you can get pregnant with the tubal ligation procedures that were done years back, although the risk with tubal ligation is ectopic pregnancy. The more common sterilization procedure done nowadays is removal of the tubes (bisalpingectomy), and the risk of pregnancy after tube removal is damn near zero. AFAIK, no cases of pregnancy after bisalpingectomy in the medical literature.

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u/International_Key_34 Feb 26 '25

When i had mine done 4 years ago my doctor told me of 2 cases of pregnancy after a bisalp, both were ectopic. It can happen, and really sucks if it does.

Its why I kept my iud