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 ...

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 ...

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?

The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that guaranteed the right to an abortion on a federal level, has caused many women across the country to take a closer look at their birth ...

But you might pay nothing or only a small amount, depending on your health insurance. That's because most health insurance plans are required to cover at least one type of female sterilization surgery ...

Medical professionals sometimes try to dissuade young people with a uterus from having a tubal ligation due to its permanence. However, there’s no legal age requirement for getting your tubes tied in ...

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 ...

A new study of more than 83,000 women in California challenges the notion that tubal ligation is superior to intrauterine contraception for the prevention of pregnancy. Tubal ligation remains a common ...

Share on Pinterest Gynecological surgery is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. Image credit: undefined undefined/Getty Images. Hysterectomies with or without ...

Summer Niles, of Washington, underwent tubal ligation surgery when she was 23, after giving birth to two children. She soon noticed her periods were becoming heavier and more painful than before. She ...

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 ...