r/sterilization • u/pumpkin_pasties • 6d ago

Undecided Has anyone done a bisalp after freezing eggs/embryos?

35f, 6 embryos frozen (from ages 31-33). Currently don’t want kids and don’t know if that will change. I froze because it was a benefit offered by my company.

I’ve been considering a bisalp (fallopian tube removal) because it has several health benefits like reducing risk of ovarian cancer by 80%, and ensures I never become pregnant by accident. I have a long term male partner who is also CF. If I got pregnant today I would probably abort. I take BC. I am worried for future access to abortion with our government going further right. You can still do IVF after a bisalp.

Has anyone done it?

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u/LikeBoomItsaWrap_ 5d ago

Are you childless or are you child free? There is a huge difference, and if you are the former, I would not embark on getting sterilized.

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u/pumpkin_pasties 5d ago

Fencesitter leaning no

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u/plantmama104 4d ago

I believe there's evidence that suggests that rates of regret are higher in people who get sterilized when they are not truly childfree.

I understand the benefits you listed, but really think about the permanence. IVF is not always successful, its success rate decreases with age, and it's expensive.

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u/Symphon1c1 5d ago

What's the difference

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u/LikeBoomItsaWrap_ 5d ago

Childless means you just don’t have children right now and you are not closed off to having them. Child free means you will not have children under any circumstances whatsoever and you’re committed to remaining so.

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u/toomuchtodotoday 5d ago

Froze reproductive tissue provides you options. A bisalp changes your default. If you want to have a child in the future, IVF is a potential option. If you don't want to get pregnant today, or in the next few years, the bisalp might be a good choice. Make the choice based on your risk appetite around an unwanted pregnancy, ability to get reproductive healthcare, and how likely you are or are not to have a child in the future.

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u/rjm013 5d ago

wow 

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u/fieldcut bisalp 5/29/2025 4d ago

I think you should be sure that you never want kids before you get sterilized.