Major complications include, but are not limited to:

· Failure to produce sterility, meaning the operation does not prevent future pregnancy pregnancy

· Serious bleeding

· Serious infection

· Organ damage including the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder, and ureters

· Damage to the intestines - including a perforation, or a hole, in its lining or a burn injury

· Blood vessel injury

· Blood clots

· Nerve injury

· Hernias - which may include a rupture of the incision or the diaphragm

· Complications from the air placed in the abdomen, such as air going into a blood vessel or the space outside the lung

· Reactions to medication or anesthesia, and

· Other rare and unlikely events.