tubal ligations
Permanent contraceptive surgeries
Tubal ligations are surgical sterilization procedures in which a woman's fallopian tubes are cut, tied, or blocked to prevent eggs from reaching the uterus.
The procedure is intended to be permanent birth control, though reversal is sometimes possible.
Informally called getting your tubes tied: She had a tubal ligation after her third child.
- permanentFixed without end
- one and doneSingle unrepeated occurrence
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- tubectomyFemale sterilization surgery
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
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Interventions aiding conception
in vitro fertilization · IVF · artificial insemination · assisted reproduction · egg retrieval
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Oral pregnancy prevention medication
oral contraceptives · IUDs · intrauterine devices · condoms · diaphragms
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