tubal ligation
noun
: ligation of the fallopian tubes that by preventing passage of ova from the ovaries to the uterus serves as a method of female sterilization
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Less complicated than a tubal ligation: A vasectomy can be ideal compared to female sterilization options, such as tubal ligation.
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Claire Gillespie, Health, 19 June 2024
More than 12 million women have undergone tubal ligation using the clip, according to the lawsuit.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
There are long-term contraception methods, less drastic than tubal ligation but just as effective.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
The Essure sterilization device was marketed as less invasive than tubal ligation.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
In a study that included 113 million people in all four US Census regions, researchers found that since the reversal, both vasectomies and tubal ligations — sometimes called having your tubes tied — increased significantly in people ages 18 to 30.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Sterilization: Female sterilization is called tubal ligation, and male sterilization is called vasectomy.
—Stephanie Booth, Health, 6 Apr. 2024
The morning-after pill, vasectomies and tubal ligations are HSA eligible.
—Martha C. White, wsj.com, 7 Dec. 2023
But the law covers only tubal ligation, the surgical blocking of the fallopian tubes.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
Claire Gillespie, Health, 19 June 2024
More than 12 million women have undergone tubal ligation using the clip, according to the lawsuit.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
There are long-term contraception methods, less drastic than tubal ligation but just as effective.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
The Essure sterilization device was marketed as less invasive than tubal ligation.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
In a study that included 113 million people in all four US Census regions, researchers found that since the reversal, both vasectomies and tubal ligations — sometimes called having your tubes tied — increased significantly in people ages 18 to 30.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Sterilization: Female sterilization is called tubal ligation, and male sterilization is called vasectomy.
—Stephanie Booth, Health, 6 Apr. 2024
The morning-after pill, vasectomies and tubal ligations are HSA eligible.
—Martha C. White, wsj.com, 7 Dec. 2023
But the law covers only tubal ligation, the surgical blocking of the fallopian tubes.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
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