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Tubal Ligation

Tubal ligation (getting your "tubes tied") is a type of surgery. It prevents a woman from getting pregnant. It is a permanent form of birth control, and is effective right away.

The surgery cuts, ties, or seals the fallopian tubes. This blocks the path between the ovaries and the uterus. The sperm cannot reach the egg to fertilize it, and the egg cannot reach the uterus. You get the surgery in a hospital or outpatient surgical center. It usually takes about 30 minutes. Almost all women go home the same day. They can return to most normal activities within a few days.

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  1. Tubal Ligation (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tubal ligation (getting your "tubes tied") is a type of surgery. It prevents a woman from getting pregnant. ... to most normal activities within a few days. Tubal ligation can sometimes be reversed. The reversal is major ...
  2. Tubal ligation is surgery to close a woman's fallopian tubes. (It is sometimes called "tying the tubes.") The ... Tubal ligation is done in a hospital or outpatient clinic. You may receive general anesthesia. You will be ...
  3. Tubal ligation reversal is surgery done to allow a woman who has had her tubes tied (tubal ligation) to become pregnant again. The fallopian tubes are ...
  4. Tubal ligation is surgery to close the fallopian tubes. After tubal ligation, a woman is sterile. This article tells you ... You had tubal ligation (or tying the tubes) surgery to close your fallopian tubes. These tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus. ...
  5. Tubal ligation is surgery to tie the tubes (fallopian tubes) of a woman which causes permanent sterility by ... transport of the egg (ovum) to the uterus. Tubal ligation may be recommended for adult women who are ...
  6. ... means of sealing the fallopian tubes is called tubal ligation, commonly called having one's tubes tied. This operation ... a Cesarean section, after the baby is delivered. Tubal ligation is considered permanent but reversals can be done ...
  7. Female Sterilization (Tubal Ligation) (Boston Children's Hospital)  
    Tubal Ligation/Teenagers ... Tubal Ligation ... Boston Children's Hospital
  8. Tubal Ligation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Tubal Ligation/Start Here ... Tubal Ligation ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  9. Tubal Sterilization (Tubal Ligation) (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Tubal Ligation/Start Here ... Tubal Ligation
  10. An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus). ... In most pregnancies, the fertilized egg travels through ...
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