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Permanent Birth Control

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:48 am


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

The ends of the fallopian tubes are closed off by burning them (using electrocauterization or electrocoagu...Read the full article

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