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Results 1 - 10 of 19 for Sterilization
  1. Sterilization surgery - making a decision 
    A sterilization surgery is a procedure done to permanently prevent future pregnancies. The following information is about deciding to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002138.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Tubal ligation - discharge 
    Tubal ligation is surgery to close the fallopian tubes. After tubal ligation, a woman is sterile. This article tells you how to care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000288.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Tubal ligation 
    Tubal ligation is surgery to close a woman's fallopian tubes. (It is sometimes called "tying the tubes.") The fallopian tubes connect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002913.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Vasectomy 
    A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens. These are the tubes that carry a sperm from testicles to the urethra. After a vasectomy, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002995.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Test Your Knowledge About Birth Control 
    ... as a routine form of birth control. Which sterilization method works the best? The correct answer is ... fewer risks and is less expensive than female sterilization. Only you and your partner can decide which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/quiz/001946_51.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Cleaning to prevent the spread of germs 
    ... for Disease Control and Prevention website. Disinfection and sterilization. www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/index.html . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000454.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Spores 
    ... do not destroy their spores. A process called sterilization destroys spores and bacteria. It is done at ... and under high pressure. In health care settings, sterilization of instruments is usually done using a machine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002307.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Tubal ligation reversal 
    ... now performed by removing the entire tube for sterilization leaving no possibility of reversal. Insurance plans often ... Charitidou E, Wery O. Laparoscopic reversal of tubal sterilization; a retrospective study over 135 cases. Front Surg . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007651.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Tubal ligation - Series (image) 
    ... that they wish to prevent future pregnancies (permanent sterilization). Tubal ligation is not recommended as a temporary ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100044_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Pelvic laparoscopy - series (image) 
    ... D&C or by IUD Evaluation of infertility Sterilization (tubal ligation) Evaluation of a pelvic mass (such ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100131_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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