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 ...

Tubal ligation (sterilization) is a procedure where a surgeon permanently cuts, closes, or removes pieces of a person’s fallopian tubes. Tubal ligation is a permanent form of birth control that is ...

Mercy Hospital in Durango, the only hospital with labor and delivery services within 45 miles, plans to stop performing tubal ligation, a female sterilization procedure, in spring next year because ...

Addison Lewis is a double major in biology and environmental science with a minor in Public Health, and she is a 2023-24 health care ethics intern with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa ...

Laurie Ortiz, 32, had four kids -- all growing, lively boys -- when she decided to undergo a tubal ligation procedure. At the time, having her "tubes tied" felt like the right choice for the South ...