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 ...

THE interruption of deep venous pathways in the treatment and prevention of pulmonary embolism has come to be a generally accepted surgical procedure. The preferred sites for division when deep venous ...

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 ...

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 ...

After an episode of acute bleeding from esophageal varices, patients are at high risk for recurrent bleeding and death. We compared two treatments to prevent recurrent bleeding — endoscopic ligation ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobb decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to have an abortion, many are reconsidering their birth control and pregnancy ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the issue of reproductive rights has been center stage across the country. While it might be a hot-button political issue, it's also very ...