Missed Period & Tubal Ligation: Possible Causes & What to Do

Question
I miss my period for this month and my tubes are tide.

Answer
Dear Tonya,

OK, well you haven't really asked a question, but I'll do my best to give you some information...

My first question to you would be to ask your age. If you are around 40 or more, this may be a skipped period related to perimenopause. With perimenopause, your only symptom may be menstrual, but you may have other symptoms, too. Menopause-related symptoms you might have during perimenopause include:
-Changes in pattern of periods (can be shorter or longer, lighter or heavier, more or less time between periods, or skipped periods)
-Hot flashes (sudden rush of heat in upper body)
-Night sweats (hot flashes that happen while you sleep), often followed by a chill
-Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
-Vaginal dryness
-Mood changes, feeling crabby (probably because of lack of sleep)
-Trouble focusing, feeling mixed-up or confused
-Hair loss or thinning on your head, more hair growth on your face

Now, occasionally a woman still gets pregnant, despite having had her tubes tied properly. The tubes can evolve in such a way as to try to heal themselves, and sometimes a tract develops that allows egg and sperm to meet. Tubal ligation, regardless of whether the tubes are cut, burned, clipped, banded, or tied, is about 99% effective, meaning that about 1% of women will conceive an unplanned pregnancy after tubal ligation. So the chances are very small, though not completely impossible, that you would conceive a pregnancy after a tubal ligation.

If you begin to have symptoms of early pregnancy, you can test for pregnancy to be certain. Make sure to use 1st morning urine to get a concentrated sample for the most accurate results.

I hope this has helped you! I wish you well.

Brenda