For some women it's a better option. For some it's not. I react incredibly well to hormone treatments and they suggest even IUDs might not be my best way to go because of period control, as I am prone to very bad ones without hormones.

For the record, most CF folks who go as far as sterilization do a LOT of research and think long and hard about all the options. We're not just willy nilly going in for having the old tie and fry. The CF groups I'm part of are full of thoughtful, smart people who are really, really thinking things through. Some who…

I had it done at 27. I really really really REALLY did not want kids. Ever. I wasn't making a point in any childish way or just being super badass. I didn't want kids, I'd just gotten divorced and wanted to take no chances with my fertility, abortion scares me (pain possible) and I'm slightly tokophobic.

"But there are many better ways to avoid kids than getting your tubes tied." says who? you? How can you possibly know that it's "better." There is no denying it's an invasive procedure. So is pregnancy. I, as well as many other people, can provide you with a laundry list of reasons as to why one may choose…

For me, making a point was a part of it. It was - I do NOT want kids and I am willing to make THIS big a deal out of it.

I know that this is just one anecdote, but my best friend had an IUD and got pregnant. My own non-medical opinion is that nothing is 100% sure except for the surgery.

I had it done this year. I've been putting extra hormones in my body for half my life and finally just decided enough. IUDs just didn't seem right to me for various reasons, and I was completely sure I didn't want kids, so it was the best option for me.

Free and unfettered sex without the fear of pregnancy? I mean, I'm guessing that's the overriding reason for it.

Some of us have many solid reasons for not wanting to have a child of our own. The DNA I'd be passing on is a landmine for mental illness and while I was lucky, genetically, it's so completely unlikely that I wouldn't pass it on that it's not something I'd ever consider taking the chance of. If my feelings about not…