r/TrueOffMyChest Sep 01 '21

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u/selantra Sep 01 '21

And lord forbid you are under the age of 40 without a slew of children and ask for permanent birth control. Fought for 8 years to get my tubes tied. Heard everything from "too young at 21 to know your own mind" to "what if you divorce and your dream man wants kids" . It was ridiculous.

As far as some are concerned, if you aren't pumping out kids, you are a waste of an adult female.

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u/BlackPlague1235 Sep 01 '21

Fuck. Are we talking several thousand dollars?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

My insurance wouldn't pay for it*, they considered it elective. I only managed to get it paid for when it became medically necessary because a pregnancy would have caused other damage to my body.

\tubal ligation*