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 ...

Short of abstinence, no birth control method is ever 100% guaranteed to prevent pregnancy. Even when it comes to "getting your tubes tied" in a procedure called tubal ligation. Tubal ligation is not ...

When researching her symptoms online, Niles stumbled across a condition called post-tubal ligation syndrome (PTLS). The syndrome describes menstrual irregularities, including heavy bleeding, pelvic ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic gynecologists have discovered that hysteroscopic sterilization, a new method of plugging the fallopian tubes to prevent conception, will save patients money compared to ...

Tubal ligation has been touted as a permanent form of birth control, but a new study shows that women are more likely than previously thought to get pregnant after the procedure. The study, published ...

Military family members, reservists and some retirees covered by Tricare will be able to get the female sterilization surgery known as tubal ligation from civilian doctors at no cost starting Jan. 1, ...

Roughly 16% of patients who received tubal ligation or bilateral salpingectomy reported experiencing regret, according to a new study. In recent years, the landscape of available contraceptive options ...

Sterilization is the most widely used method of birth control in the United States. In spite of its popularity, many couples are still unsure about which procedure is best: vasectomy (for men) or ...

When Mercy Hospital in Durango stopped providing tubal ligations, a form of female sterilization, at the time of cesarean section as of April 15, doctors at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez ...

Cynthia Williams' daughter, Kennadi, was born with sickle cell disease. Cynthia Williams is suing for wrongful birth after a failed tubal ligation. Her daughter, Kennadi, has sickle cell disease.

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