Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tubal ligation, sometimes known as female sterilization or "getting your tubes tied," is a permanent form of birth control. (Getty ...

"Getting your tubes tied" is a colloquial way to say that someone is undergoing tubal ligation, a sterilizing surgical procedure that involves closing off the fallopian tubes. In non-medically ...

Short of abstinence, no birth control method is ever 100% guaranteed to prevent pregnancy. Even when it comes to "getting your tubes tied" in a procedure called tubal ligation. Tubal ligation is not ...

IUDs work at least as well as tubal ligation, while causing fewer side effects, according to a new study. The analysis, based on six years of Medi-Cal claims data, is the first rigorous look at how ...

Would you recommend the permanent sterilization procedure Essure, which involves insertion of flexible coils to create blockage of the fallopian tubes, over tubal ligation? Have there been any reports ...

For many women who don’t want to have more children, childbirth offers a safe and convenient time for adopting the permanent form of birth control known formally as tubal ligation, and informally as ...

The long-term use of oral contraceptives and certain methods of tubal ligation (TL) were associated with lower levels of a biomarker for ovarian aging, suggesting an increased risk for early menopause ...

You're reading Part 6 of Coercive Care, a yearlong examination of the denial of reproductive autonomy for people with sickle cell disease. As a small child, Pat Wells just thought she had a bad back.

Laurie Ortiz, 32, had four kids -- all growing, lively boys -- when she decided to undergo a tubal ligation procedure. At the time, having her "tubes tied" felt like the right choice for the South ...

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The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that guaranteed the right to an abortion on a federal level, has caused many women across the country to take a closer look at their birth ...