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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tubal ligation — the procedure that blocks eggs from traveling through the fallopian tubes — is an extremely effective way to lower one's chances of pregnancy to almost zero. Here's how it works. When ...

More American women are choosing not to have children. Kelsey Silverstein, 27, is one of them. When she got married and realized her husband felt the same way, she decided to have sterilization ...

Share on Pinterest Permanent sterilization procedures, such as tubal ligation, are on the rise in states where abortion access is banned or restricted. SDI Productions/Getty Images Permanent ...

Ashley Steffen went under the knife about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, reversing the constitutional right to abortion. Steffen, 37, of Lansing, is among a ...

In this week's Sex IDK column, Emma McGowan, certified sex educator and writer, answers your questions about tying your tubes when you're young. Q: Why wouldn't my doctor tie my tubes before I was 30?

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 ...