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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.
The surgery closes the fallopian tubes, which connect the ovaries to the uterus. It usually takes about 30 minutes. Almost all women go home the same day. Women can return to most normal activities within a few days.
Tubal ligation can sometimes be reversed, but not always.
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- Sterilization for Women and Men(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- Tubal Sterilization(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
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Overviews
- Postpartum Sterilization(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- Sterilization by Laparoscopy(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- Tubal Ligation(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Specific Conditions
- Conceiving After Tubal Surgery(American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - PDF
- Female Sterilization: Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy After Tubal Sterilization(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hysteroscopy(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- Tubal Ligation Reversal(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Tubal ligation - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sterilization, Tubal(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Reproductive Sterilization(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sterilization, Tubal
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Research
- Unintended Pregnancy Prevention: Female Sterilization(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Invited commentary: reproductive organ surgeries and breast cancer risk--apples, oranges,...
- Article: Tubal sterilization and breast cancer incidence: results from the cancer...
- Article: Safety of culdotomy as a surgical approach: implications for natural...
- Tubal Ligation -- see more articles
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Directories
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Organizations
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- womenshealth.gov(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Teenagers
- Female Sterilization (Tubal Ligation)(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Patient Handouts
- Tubal ligation
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- Tubal ligation - discharge
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