This First Person column is the experience of Lynn Paulin, who was born and raised in P.E.I. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ .
“I want to get my tubes tied,” I told the health-care professional on the other end of the line.
“Is your husband not willing to get a vasectomy?” she replied.
The question made me think: “What does my husband’s willingness to get a vasectomy have to do with a decision I’d like to make for my own body?”
She outlined the pros and cons of vasectomy vs. tubal ligation (commonly known as getting your tubes tied). A vasectomy is less invasive and easier to reverse should we change our minds, she explained.
But I wanted a form of permanent contraception. I didn’t want children and did not want to continue using birth control.
The most effective forms of non-permanent birth control include contraceptive pills, which in my experience come accompanied by a side effects pamphlet roughly the size of a baby blanket when unfurled — and intrauterine devices (IUDs), which unt
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