List of PTLS Symtoms.

There is a pretty comprehensive list of Symptoms for Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.  If you, or anyone you know, think they may be suffering from PTLS, check out this list of Symptoms.

1. Ectopic pregnancy or pregnancy (well known risk of tubals)
1a.Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling, chills
2. Bouts of rapid heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido
8. Dry vagina
8a.Itchy vagina-at times raw like, can radiate from whole area, with absence of yeast infections.
8b.Colour change in vaginal area. (colour gets darker - purple/black)
9. Crashing fatigue
10.Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11.Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
12.Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13.Disturbing memory lapses
14.Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
14a.Prolapse of uterus due to rapid decreases in estrogen levels.
15.Itchy, crawly skin
16.Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
17.Increased tension in muscles
18.Breast tenderness
18a. Decrease in breast mass
19.Headache change: increase or decrease
20.Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
21.Sudden bouts of bloat
22.Depression
23.Exacerbation of existing conditions
24.Increase in allergies
25.Weight gain
26.Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
27.Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28.Changes in body odour
29.Electric “shock” or “stabbing” sensation under the skin.
30.Tingling in the extremities
31.Gum problems, increased bleeding
32.Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odour
33.Osteoporosis (after several years)
34.Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier.