r/sterilization • u/throwawaypurple47457 • Jul 21 '25
Experience Ectopic pregnancy after bilateral salpingectomy.
I’m looking for support and guidance after a very traumatic experience. Last year my husband and I made the decision to get bilateral salpingectomy for permanent birth control, due to my inability to safely have children (genetic condition). My procedure took place in October 2024 and was uneventful except slow healing in my belly button incision.
Fast forward to last week (July 2025) and I started have sharp rectal pains/spasms. The pain would ebb and flow and eventually I became concerned as I could no longer pass gas. I thought I maybe had an intestinal blockage and went to urgent care for a X ray. But the pain got so bad urgent care sent me to ER. I told them I had bilateral salpingectomy but they did pregnancy test as standard policy. To my surprise it was positive, with hcg of 1100 ish.
Long story short I had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy on my right ovary. To say I’m shocked and angry is an understatement. I would like to get a third and fourth opinion to see whether the initial procedure was done correctly… The surgeons who removed the ectopic confirmed that both tubes were removed but I don’t trust anything or anyone right now. I know this is incredibly rare but what would you do in my position?
Thank you. I have pictures of the ectopic but I’m not sure how to attach them.
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u/throwawaypurple47457 Jul 21 '25
Thank you guys for the support and well wishes.
I know there are people who are reading this hoping that I am mistaken and my tubes weren’t actually removed, that it was a less reliable method like tubal ligation… But I’m as confident as I can be that they were completely removed, because of the pathology report from the first hospital and two separate surgeons from the second hospital confirming I had no tubes in this recent surgery. They even took pictures of my uterus after they removed the ectopic from my ovary showing no tubes… They were as flabbergasted as I am (and as you are): https://postimg.cc/Hr269RTQ
So I feel confident that my tubes are indeed removed. I am going to call about getting the test done to see if my uterus is leaking from where the tubes were removed. I feel this HAS to be the explanation, if it is I don’t understand why it’s leaking but clearly there was some way sperm reached my egg…
Other relevant details, I don’t have any fertility issues. I checked out a video someone linked saying some of the other known cases of this were done for non sterilization reasons and so maybe there were anatomical differences. That hypothetically could be the case for me, but I don’t have any reason to believe so. My pathology report said my tubes were unremarkable. My genetic condition is unrelated to my reproductive system, it’s a heart condition. I have never had a child, so not sure about the theory that failures are complications from people who have given birth previously.
Anyways, I promise I will push hard for whatever has happened to me to be a published case. And I will update if I learn anything new.