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Side effects include menstrual changes (heavier bleeding, amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea), changes in weight, headaches, dizziness, nausea, and cardiovascular impacts. In addition, women may harbor fears of long-term effects of contraceptive use, such as infertility and childbirth complications

Female sterilization is an outpatient surgical procedure. The procedure blocks the fallopian tubes, preventing eggs from travelling down the tubes to the uterus and blocking sperm from fertilizing the egg. Intrauterine device, or IUD, also called the coil (up to 5 to 10 years) female sterilisation (permanent) male sterilisation or vasectomy (permanent)

Although numerous side effects are associated with FP/C use, increased vaginal wetness and decreased male sexual pleasure were the two most significant side effects described by men.