Permanent surgical contraception or sterilisation procedures are life savers for many people. These procedures give people absolute control over their reproductive capacity in a finite way. As with all medical procedures and interventions, there are risk and complications that could occur. On today's episode, Hannah is joined by two guests - Louise, mother of three who had her operation at age 31, and Sarah, who has never wanted kids and had her operation at age 28. They cover: 🎙 what types of contraception Sarah and Louise had tried before 🎙 why they decided on a permanent/irreversible form of contraception 🎙 difficulties they had in accessing the procedure they wanted 🎙 complications, side effects, recovery after the operation 🎙 questions they were asked by doctors at the time Some resources you might find helpful or interesting: 💻 Reddit childfree https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/ 💻 Family Planning NSW https://www.fpnsw.org.au/factsheets/individuals/contraception/permanent-contraception-female-sterilisation 💻 Planned parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/sterilization 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Things you need to know & places you need to go! 📸 Check out our instagram page https://www.instagram.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/uteryou.uterme.uterus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Feel like giving us a good review if you like the show (if you listen on Apple Podcasts)? 🛑 This podcast is for entertainment and general info/discussion only. Your host Hannah is a doctor (specifically a GP registrar) working full time in sexual health and sexual assault services. Nothing that is discussed on this show should be taken as personal medical advice. Please see your GP, sexual health clinic, family planning practice or other trusted healthcare professional for information and advice specific to your situation. This is a production of SYMO Interactive, home of the my millennial money podcast.