A surgical procedure to tie off the fallopian tubes so that sperm and egg cannot meet.
A surgical operation to tie up the Fallopian tubes as a sterilisation procedure.
A medical procedure for female sterilization that involves the tying (ligation) of a woman’s fallopian tubes so that no egg can pass from the ovaries into the uterus. This is the most common form of contraception for women over 30, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The oldest type of tubal ligation is the laparotomy, often involving a three- to five-inch incision, general anesthesia, a hospital stay, and recovery of some weeks; today this is generally performed only during some other kind of abdominal surgery or just after birth of the last child. In a minilaparatomy, only a one-inch incision is used, but general anesthesia is still required. A popular alternative is laparoscopy, popularly nicknamed Band-Aid surgery or belly-button surgery because of the small incision near the navel, performed as an outpatient procedure, though still under general anesthesia. A gas is pumped into the abdomen via a needle in the incision, to push the intestines away from the uterus and fallopian tubes. Then, using a lighted flexible tube called a laparoscope, inserted through the same or a different incision, the surgeon can cut, clamp, burn (cauterize), or otherwise seal the tubes to close them off. Mini-laparotomy and laparoscopy have an effectiveness rate as contraceptives of over 99 percent, according to the Public Health Service. In vaginal tubal ligation, the incision is made in the vagina, but this carries more risk of infection and bleeding and is not so effective. Should a woman change her mind later, surgery can sometimes restore fertility, but this type of sterilization should be regarded as permanent.
Sterilization procedure in which both fallopian tubes are ligated (tied) in two places and the intervening space is removed or crushed so that the tube is effectively blocked and conception cannot occur. It is a common method of contraception.
Female sterilization by surgical excision and closure of the fallopian tube so that conception cannot occur.
A sterilization procedure for women in which the passage of eggs through the fallopian tubes is interrupted, using various methods. The goal is to block the eggs from traveling down the tubes to meet the sperm for fertilization. In the procedure, the tubes are looped and banded closed with rubber rings, pinched closed with metal or plastic clips, cut and tied off, or cauterized (burned) with an electric current and cut. A tubal ligation is intended to be a permanent method of birth control, and reversal procedures are complicated and costly and may be unsuccessful. Therefore, sterilization is intended for women who are certain they will not want to become pregnant in the future. A tubal ligation is performed in a hospital or outpatient surgical center with the patient usually under general anesthesia. Usually the patient can go home at the end of the day.
A surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are securely tied at two locations and then severed in between. This technique prevents the eggs from traveling from the ovary to the uterus.