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Tubal ligation reversal is not guaranteed to restore fertility, or to result in pregnancy and birth.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
His absence led to the first defaults against his companies amid the ligation involving his private Christian school.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Tubal ligations doubled from June 2022 to September 2023, and vasectomies increased over three times during that same time, Ellison said.
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Tubal ligations among young people had been slowly rising for years, but the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization had a discernible impact.
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Ligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ligation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
ligation
noun
li·ga·tion
lī-ˈgā-shən
: the act of tying a bodily part (as a blood vessel) with a ligature
Medical Definition
ligation
noun
li·ga·tion
lī-ˈgā-shən
1
a
: the surgical process of tying up an anatomical channel (as a blood vessel)
b
: the process of joining together chemical chains (as of DNA or protein)
2
: something that binds : ligature
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