Definition of Tubal ligation

1. Noun. A sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations.

Generic synonyms: Ligation, Surgical Contraception

Medical Definition of Tubal ligation

1. A surgical procedure that involves ligation (closure) of the fallopian tubes to prevent an unfertilized egg from reaching the uterus. A method of sterilisation. Believed to have better than 99% effectiveness. This surgery can be performed through a laparoscope, using a small abdominal incision to allow passage of the fibreoptic scope. most women can return to work within a few days after the procedure. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tubal Ligation

tubages
tubaist
tubaists
tubal
tubal abortion
tubal air cells
tubal branch
tubal branch of the tympanic plexus
tubal branch of the uterine artery
tubal cartilage
tubal colic
tubal dysmenorrhoea
tubal extremity of ovary
tubal folds of uterine tubes
tubal infantilism
tubal ligation (current term)
tubal pregnancy
tubal prominence
tubal tonsil
tubalike
tubar
tubas
tubate
tubatorsion
tubba
tubbable
tubbed
tubber
tubbers
tubbier

Literary usage of Tubal ligation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textile Workers in Brazil and Argentina: A Study of the Interrelationships by Liliana Acero (1991)
"She became pregnant again and had a tubal ligation performed during a caesarean section. Yolanda resorted to this method of birth control because she ..."

2. The Lancet-clinic by Mississippi Valley Medical Association, Ohio Valley Medical Association (1912)
"Granting that the State had the right to sterilize its mental and moral delinquents, tubal ligation, as legalized in Iowa, considering its remote ..."

3. Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report (1993)
"Female sterilization, called tubal ligation, is an operation usually performed under ... There are several different methods of performing tubal ligation. ..."

4. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"... tubal ligation was one of the first operative applications of ... tubal ligation has been done ..."

5. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"... epididymitis).17 The risk of surgical or anesthesia-related complications from tubal ligation depends on the center and the type of procedure (eg, ..."

6. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Phillips AJ, D'Ablaing G. Acute salpingitis subsequent to tubal ligation. ... tubal ligation, hysterectomy, and risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective study. ..."

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