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Period Is Late With Blood Only While Using Restroom. Have Cramping. Tubal Ligation Done. Pregnancy?

I had a tubal ligation (clamps) dine 5 yrs ago, my periods have been on time every month and heavy since then. This month it was 4 days late and only saw blood when i went to the restroom. I did for two days stopped and now am seeing little blood again and cramping. Last sexual intercourse was April 13th, could I be pregnant?
Sat, 4 May 2013
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Thanks for posting your query.

The failure rate of female sterilisation (tubal ligation ) is roughly 1 in 200.
That is one in 200 women can still become pregnant after having tubal ligation.
There is also a high chance that the pregnancy happens in the tube (ectopic pregnancy) and not in the uterus , which can be dangerous to the mother.

As you have missed your period , and having bleeding with cramps, there is a possibility of a pregnancy.

Please meet your doctor asap who will check this and in case pregnancy test is positive, your doctor will request for a scan to locate the pregnancy.

Hope this has helped.
All the best, take care.
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Period Is Late With Blood Only While Using Restroom. Have Cramping. Tubal Ligation Done. Pregnancy?

Thanks for posting your query. The failure rate of female sterilisation (tubal ligation ) is roughly 1 in 200. That is one in 200 women can still become pregnant after having tubal ligation. There is also a high chance that the pregnancy happens in the tube (ectopic pregnancy) and not in the uterus , which can be dangerous to the mother. As you have missed your period , and having bleeding with cramps, there is a possibility of a pregnancy. Please meet your doctor asap who will check this and in case pregnancy test is positive, your doctor will request for a scan to locate the pregnancy. Hope this has helped. All the best, take care.