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Tubal ligation is done in the hospital or in an outpatient surgical clinic while the patient is under anesthesia.
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Tubal Ligation (Female Sterilization)
What is tubal ligation?
Tubal ligation is a permanent way to prevent pregnancy by surgically closing a woman's fallopian tubes. It is a type of sterilization for women.
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Tubal ligation is a permanent birth control procedure commonly known as "having your tubes tied." The procedure prevents pregnancy by preventing transport of the egg to the uterus and by blocking the passage of sperm up the fallopian tube to the egg.
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Tubal ligation
A tubal ligation can be done in the following ways:
Laparoscopy
Mini-laparotomy (“mini-lap”)
Postpartum tubal ligation ...
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Tubal ligation. In this procedure, the fallopian tubes are sealed or cut to prevent subsequent pregnancies.
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Essure microinsert An alternative to tubal ligation, the Essure procedure is a nonincisional method for permanent birth control performed in an ASU (ambulatory [outpatient] surgery unit) under local anesthesia; ...
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Female surgical sterilization (also called tubal sterilization, tubal ligation, and tubal occlusion) is a low-risk, highly effective one-time procedure that offers lifelong protection against pregnancy.
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Although sterilization, or a tubal ligation, for women and vasectomy for men can sometimes be reversed, the surgery is much more complicated than the original procedure and may not be successful.
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In addition, it is governed by the hospital credentialing process. Thus, individual midwives might seek privileges to assist at cesarean sections and tubal ligations or general gynecological surgery.
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Use of birth control pills for one year diminishes the risk by 10 to 12 percent, while taking them for five years reduces the risk by 50 percent. Having a tubal ligation or a hysterectomy affords reduced risk as well.
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