Tubal ligation reversal can help some people who had their tubes tied get pregnant, but it's not guaranteed to work. The success of tubal ligation reversal depends on factors such as age, how the ...

Rates of pregnancy after tubal sterilization may be higher than previously expected, according to an analysis of national survey data. After having their "tubes tied," 2.9% to 5.2% of women later ...

Tubal sterilization is thought to be a permanent form of birth control and is the most common method of contraception nationally. But a new study led by UC San Francisco reports that tubal surgery ...

Would you recommend the permanent sterilization procedure Essure, which involves insertion of flexible coils to create blockage of the fallopian tubes, over tubal ligation? Have there been any reports ...

Summer Niles, of Washington, underwent tubal ligation surgery when she was 23, after giving birth to two children. She soon noticed her periods were becoming heavier and more painful than before. She ...

Tubal ligation — the procedure that blocks eggs from traveling through the fallopian tubes — is an extremely effective way to lower one's chances of pregnancy to almost zero. Here's how it works. When ...