 [ Symptoms ] can you get pregnant after tubal ligation  i had a tubal ligation 18 years ago where they actually burned my tubes and have not had any issues until recently is it possible to get pregnant after 18 years i was assured there was a 99 success rate and i should not have to worry well now i am a little worried [ Disease ] if you have not gotten pregnant in 18 years after surgical sterilization you are probably fine is it possible there have been a few cases where cauterized tubes have miraculously re opened but those are very very rare i would buy that 99 assurance that you cannot get pregnant if you are truly worried about that less than 1 then make your partner use a condom