tubal ligation

noun

: ligation of the fallopian tubes that by preventing passage of ova from the ovaries to the uterus serves as a method of female sterilization

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Some surgeons already offer salpingectomies to women who are done with childbearing and are undergoing other procedures, such as tubal ligation for permanent birth control, the removal of cysts or fibroids, or a hysterectomy. —Zeina Mohammed — Boston Globe, STAT, 23 Feb. 2023

Some surgeons already offer salpingectomies to women who are done with childbearing and are undergoing other procedures, such as tubal ligation for permanent birth control, the removal of cysts or fibroids, or a hysterectomy. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023

In women, sterilization involves a procedure called tubal ligation. —Elizabeth Hintz, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022

Ruiz recommended a doctor who did a tubal ligation without doubting her decision. —Faith Karimi, CNN, 25 July 2022

Searches for terms such as tubal ligation nearly quadrupled in the week after the high court’s decision, Google data shows. —Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 20 July 2022

Recovery from the procedure takes about two days, as opposed to a female tubal ligation — which is riskier and much more invasive. —Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 12 July 2022

Since then, Kayla has visited at least three doctors requesting a tubal ligation, and all have refused, for similar reasons. —Wired, 7 July 2022

Hundreds of Latina women were asked to sign papers consenting to tubal ligation in the midst of labor. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 June 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tubal ligation

noun

: ligation of the fallopian tubes that by preventing passage of ova from the ovaries to the uterus serves as a method of female sterilization