Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Tubal ligation reversal can help some people who had their tubes tied get ...

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 ...

Tubal ligation, sometimes known as female sterilization or "getting your tubes tied," is a permanent form of birth control. (Getty Images) The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that ...

Local inflammation after tubal ligation may affect ovarian function and breast cancer risk. Tubal ligation was associated with hot flashes (hazard ratio (HR) 1.09; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06–1 ...

When a woman decides she is done having children, there are many options to prevent a further pregnancy. One popular method, tubal sterilization, has left some women with serious and unexpected side ...

Your family is complete—you and your partner are considering permanent birth control. Does the father get a vasectomy, or does the mother get a tubal ligation? According to Dr. Alex Pastuszak, the ...

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 ...

After an episode of acute bleeding from esophageal varices, patients are at high risk for recurrent bleeding and death. We compared two treatments to prevent recurrent bleeding — endoscopic ligation ...

For some people, a healthy diet and lifestyle and over-the-counter medicines aren't enough to treat hemorrhoids. There are also procedures that shrink or remove them, such as using a laser, that can ...

It is possible to reverse tubal ligation. A tubal ligation reversal reconnects the blocked or cut segments of the fallopian tube. This allows a person who had previously had their tubes tied to become ...