During this time you will be pre-admitted to the office, have laboratory work done, complete medical history and counseling history forms, be evaluated by a nurse and talk with a counselor who will explain the procedure and have you sign the consent form. On the day of your procedure, you must arrive promptly at your scheduled arrival time. You can expect to be in our office 3 to 5 hours. You do not spend the night here. The procedure itself takes only 20 to 30 minutes, but we must allow for recovery time.
Women have two small tubes called fallopian tubes which connect the ovaries to the uterus.
Each month one ovary produces an egg which passes through the tube into the uterus. Pregnancy results when a sperm reaches the egg in the tube. The sterilization procedure seals off the tubes. The eggs are still produced in the ovaries, but they are blocked from meeting the sperm. Because the egg and sperm do not meet, there is no pregnancy.