PreparationHow to prepare for sterilisationSome time before the surgery, you'll have a pre-assessment appointment at the hospital. This is to check your health and discuss what will happen during the operation. You should keep using your usual contraception right up to the day of your operation. If you're having a general anaesthetic, you'll get instructions about not eating or drinking before the operation. If you're pregnantIt's possible to be sterilised at the same time as having a caesarean section or an abortion, but you're usually recommended to wait several weeks between the procedures. Sexual Health AdviceThroughout this series we have help and advice on staying healthy, dealing with Sexually Transmitted Infections, the risks of each type of the most popular gay sex and what to do if the sex you have is not consentual. The topics covered in this series include:
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