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Permanent Birth Control

Female Sterilization

Sterilization is a permanent means of contraception. Tubal ligation (also known as tubal sterilization) has been the predominant method of female sterilization in industrialized countries since the late 1880s. A procedure called hysteroscopic sterilization is another method of permanent female sterilization.

Tubal ligation involves closing off the fallopian tubes to prevent the egg from reaching the uterus, where it can be fertilized. The e...Read the full article