Can Sterilisation Cause Early Menopause?

Many women think that having a tubal will change their hormones or set into motion early menopause. This is false. Tubal sterilization will not affect your hormone status. It should not cause the onset of menopause any earlier than your body was pre-determined to do so.

Do you go through menopause after sterilisation?

It is very possible that you have started your menopause especially as this can occur at any time from 40 years of age onwards in most women. Especially since you have had a sterilisation in the past, an operation that is likely to lead to the menopause two years before it occurs in women who have not been sterilised.

Does getting your tubes tied mess with your hormones?

It doesn't affect your hormones. It won't change your periods or bring on menopause. And it doesn't cause the side effects that birth control pills do, like mood swings, weight gain, or headaches, or the ones sometimes caused by IUDs, like cramps, heavier periods, or spotting.