More American women are choosing not to have children. Kelsey Silverstein, 27, is one of them. When she got married and realized her husband felt the same way, she decided to have sterilization ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tubal ligation, sometimes known as female sterilization or "getting your tubes tied," is a permanent form of birth control. (Getty ...

Local inflammation after tubal ligation may affect ovarian function and breast cancer risk. Tubal ligation was associated with hot flashes (hazard ratio (HR) 1.09; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06–1 ...

Tubal ligation is known to be associated with a reduction in ovarian cancer risk. Associations with breast, endometrial and cervical cancers have been suggested. We investigated associations for 26 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A staggering number of women are considering permanent sterilization procedures after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to physicians and online search data.

A 25-year-old woman opened up about choosing tubal ligation and explained her reasons and experience while also revealing how ...

After Rebecca Revely had her third child, she and her husband decided their family was complete. Many women she knew had their tubes tied as a form of permanent birth control, so in 2013 the now ...

This large case-control study assessed the potential beneficial effects of tubal ligation and salpingectomy on ovarian cancer risk. Data on patient characteristics, morbidity/mortality, medication use ...

When we talk about birth control, there’s one option that’s often left out of the discussion: getting your tubes tied. During a tubal ligation, your fallopian tubes — where the eggs normally travel ...

Nine months ago, Donna Fiorenza of Harvey, Australia gave birth at 40 years old to a baby girl named Ella. The birth was emotional for Fiorenza, because, as she told Australian newspaper Perth Now, ...

THIS report is a summary of observations made in an attempt to evaluate internal-mammary-artery ligation as a method of therapy for coronary insufficiency. Angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia and ...