What Causes Irregular Periods After Tubal Ligation?

Posted on Tue, 4 Nov 2014

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Question : hello. my name is XXXX. I was on here earlier today and I have one more question to ask.

so my tubes have been tied clipped and burned....
but my stomach has gotten big.... and I have irregular periods.

I've had three miscariages.I have four other kids and I'm having the same symptoms as those when I was pregnant.

I have taken a pregnancy test and it was positive. am I really pregnant???? nothing is gaining weight but My stomache. .and eat double the amount. I
what's possibly going on. its been almost 6 years since I've had the tubal surgery.

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
See your OB/GYN immediately

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM

I see that you have done as asked by your last question to get a pregnancy test. Your test was positive. The urine pregnancy tests are fairly accurate and until you get a blood pregnancy test or a another urine pregnancy test done by your doctor then you could be pregnant. Since you had prior tubal ligation there is a chance that the pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy. If that is true then you could have serious complications.

I recommend that you seek medical attention today or tomorrow and have the pregnancy test repeated. If still positive then get an ultrasound to determine if this is an ectopic pregnancy.

Good Luck

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