surgical sterilization
Fertility-ending operation
Surgical sterilization is a medical procedure that permanently prevents reproduction by blocking or removing reproductive organs.
In women, this typically means tubal ligation (tying or cutting the fallopian tubes); in men, vasectomy (cutting the vas deferens).
The term emphasizes the procedure's permanence compared to reversible contraception: After three children, she opted for surgical sterilization.
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
- birth controlPreventing conception intentionally
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- TNRtrap, neuter, return, feral cat, community cat
surgical sterilizationvasectomy reversal
Procedure restoring male fertility
fertility treatment · in vitro fertilization · IVF · assisted reproduction · artificial insemination
surgical sterilizationthe pill
Hormonal birth control tablet
birth control pills · IUD · condoms · contraceptive implant · contraceptive patch
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