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Sterilization in borderline

July 27, 2010 | 25,00 EUR | answered by Juliane Theben

I am 24 years old and have been receiving therapeutic and medication treatment for Borderline with schizophrenic episodes for over 11 years now. Since I cannot tolerate the birth control pill(s) after 8 years and the IUD, and also have not had menstruation since stopping the pill a year ago (hormone levels were normal), and therefore cannot use natural family planning for contraception, and condoms alone are too unreliable for me, I wanted to ask to what extent it would be possible to undergo sterilization at my age. I have been thinking about this for about 2 years now and have been in a really good relationship for 5 years, despite this there is no desire for children, as the symptoms of the Borderline disorder alone are already enough for me to deal with. Therefore, the question of contraception puts additional pressure on me, which is why I wanted to ask if it would be possible to be sterilized at my young age through a psychological evaluation, even if the legislature provides otherwise.

Juliane Theben