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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Even after tubal litigation it's possible to still get pregnant if the fallopian tubes grow back together or if another tube/path forms. It's somewhat rare (0.5% of women who have had the procedure could get pregnant again)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isn't there a chance vasectomies don't take either?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It's a lot easier to double check in men.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's almost 100% because "proper usage" includes periodic checks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But the same thing can happen with vasectomies so why isn't it showing anything there?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Vasectomies are a lot easier to double check. A woman released 1 egg a month. A man released a LOT of swimmers every shot. Go in a cup and check for swimmers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah sure but that's not what sterilisation means. To be sterile means you're not making any gametes whatsoever, which typically means a complete removal of the gonads (ie an oophrectomy or orchidectomy). Otherwise you're not sterile, you're just infertile.