Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure that blocks or removes your fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. It's a sterilization (making someone unable to have kids) technique ...

Every year, around 700,000 women in the U.S. are sterilized, or get their “tubes tied.” Tubal ligation is a surgery that blocks the fallopian tubes (the tubes that link the uterus to the ovaries) to ...

It is possible to reverse tubal ligation. A tubal ligation reversal reconnects the blocked or cut segments of the fallopian tube. This allows a person who had previously had their tubes tied to become ...

Tubal ligation, sometimes known as female sterilization or "getting your tubes tied," is a permanent form of birth control. (Getty Images) The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that ...

There are two sterilization methods for women who choose to end childbearing: ligation and removal. Tubal sterilization can also decrease a woman's risk of some types of ovarian cancer by 30-50 ...

You may have a small chance of becoming pregnant after a tubal ligation. Tubal ligation, also known as “getting your tubes tied,” is an option for women who no longer want to have children. This ...

Rates of pregnancy after tubal sterilization may be higher than previously expected, according to an analysis of national survey data. After having their "tubes tied," 2.9% to 5.2% of women later ...

Roughly 16% of patients who received tubal ligation or bilateral salpingectomy reported experiencing regret, according to a new study. In recent years, the landscape of available contraceptive options ...

Addison Lewis is a double major in biology and environmental science with a minor in Public Health, and she is a 2023-24 health care ethics intern with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa ...

In recent years it has become clear that many extra-uterine (pelvic) high-grade serous carcinomas (serous carcinomas) are preceded by a precursor lesion in the distal fallopian tube. Precursors range ...

Tubal ligation is a form of female sterilization in which a doctor or surgeon blocks or removes the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy permanently. Some people refer to this as “having your tubes ...

When you had your tubes tied, you were probably 100% sure you never wanted to get pregnant. But what if you change your mind? There's still a way to make it happen. Your doctor may suggest an ...