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tubal ligation
(redirected from Tubal sterilization)

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tubal ligation
n.
A method of female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
tubal ligation
n
(Medicine / Surgery) the tying of the Fallopian tubes as a method of sterilization
tubal ligation  (tbl)
A method of sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are surgically tied.
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Noun1.tubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with womentubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations
ligation - (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization
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Intrauterine contraception as an alternative to interval tubal sterilization," Contraception 77(1): 6-9.
IUDs: a beneficial underused contraceptive technology by Population Briefs
Even though vasectomy is less expensive, is less invasive and has fewer complications than tubal ligation, (4) tubal sterilization is the more popular method: In 1995, the proportion of women using a method who relied on female sterilization was nearly three times the proportion who relied on male sterilization (28% vs.
Characteristics of men receiving vasectomies in the United States, ... by Magnani, Robert J. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
FEMALE STERILIZATION Even though tubal sterilization usually involves abdominal surgery, it is one of the safest operative procedures: Complications are rare and occur in fewer than one percent of all female sterilization procedures.
Sterilization most widely used contraceptive method in world by Health, Engender / SIECUS Report
 
 
 
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