Getty Images It is imperative to consider the potential life-saving benefits of IVC ligation despite the higher incidence of associated complications. In the largest multicenter study of factors ...

"Getting your tubes tied" is a colloquial way to say that someone is undergoing tubal ligation, a sterilizing surgical procedure that involves closing off the fallopian tubes. In non-medically ...

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 ...