Bilateral Tubal Ligation
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Bilateral tubal ligation is a surgical procedure aimed at permanently preventing pregnancy by blocking or sealing the fallopian tubes. This method is often considered by individuals who have completed their families or those who are certain they do not wish to have children in the future. It may also be recommended for women with certain medical conditions or those who experience significant risks associated with pregnancy. The decision to undergo this procedure is typically made after thorough discussions with a healthcare provider.
The procedure is usually performed under general anesthesia and can be done through various techniques, such as laparoscopy or mini-laparotomy. During laparoscopic tubal ligation, small incisions are made in the abdomen, allowing the surgeon to insert a camera and instruments to access the fallopian tubes. The tubes may be cut, tied, or blocked using clips or rings. Recovery time varies, but many individuals can return to normal activities within a few days, though some may experience discomfort or mild side effects.
The benefits of bilateral tubal ligation include a highly effective form of permanent contraception and the elimination of the need for ongoing birth control methods. However, potential risks exist, including complications from surgery, such as infection or bleeding, and the possibility of regret if an individual changes their mind about having children later. Additionally, while the procedure significantly reduces the chance of pregnancy, it does not protect against sexually transmitted infections.
Access to Postpartum Tubal Ligation: Challenges for New Mothers
This study looked at how easily women in Cape Town, South Africa, could get a procedure called tubal ligation after giving birth. This is a form of permanent contraception where the fallopian tubes ar...Benefits and Risks of Bilateral Tubal Ligation for Sterilization
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The research paper discusses a study on female patients who have received a pancreas transplant and later require gynecological surgery. The study was done because there is not much information availa...Bilateral Tubal Ligation Choices for Pregnant Women with Cancer
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This research paper looks into the practice of complete bilateral salpingectomy (CBS) - the removal of both fallopian tubes - during cesarean delivery (CD) or C-section births. CBS can lower the risk ...Bilateral Tubal Ligation During Cesarean: Ovarian Cancer Risks
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This study looked at two types of surgeries that women can have after giving birth to prevent future pregnancies: salpingectomy and tubal ligation. The research was carried out at a large hospital ove...Bilateral Tubal Ligation Vs. Salpingectomy: What You Need to Know
This study aimed to compare two methods of sterilization at the time of cesarean delivery: salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) and standard bilateral tubal ligation (tying off the fallopian tub...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: a Guide for Women Considering Surgery
This research paper discusses the growing evidence that the fallopian tubes are the starting point for most cases of serious ovarian or peritoneal cancers. As a result, some have suggested changing su...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: a Guide to Permanent Birth Control Options
This study examined the use of a new type of permanent birth control surgery in Australia, called bilateral salpingectomy (BS), where both fallopian tubes are removed. This method is thought to be pot...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: a Guide to Permanent Contraception Options
This research paper reviews different long-term contraceptive methods for women who do not want to have children in the future. These include surgical procedures like tubal ligation (where the fallopi...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: a Less Invasive Removal Technique Explained
This research paper describes a surgery technique that is less invasive for removing Essure, a device used for permanent birth control. Some patients want to remove this device due to pelvic pain. The...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: a Safe Option for High-Risk Patients
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This study looked at a treatment for a condition called hydrosalpinx, which can cause infertility, in women who were undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Hydrosalpinx is a condition where the fall...Bilateral Tubal Ligation: Safe and Effective Permanent Contraception
This research paper is about a study that aimed to explore the feasibility and safety of tubal sterilization (a permanent method of contraception) through a vaginal approach (a surgical method known a...Chlamydia Infection and Its Link to Bilateral Tubal Blockages
This research paper looked at the relationship between a positive test result for Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) - a type of sexually transmitted infection - and blockages in one or both fallo...Comparing Cost-Effectiveness of Sterilization Methods During Cesarean
This research paper compares three different methods of long-term sterilization and ovarian cancer risk reduction for pregnant women undergoing cesarean delivery. The methods studied are: bilateral tu...Comparing Tubal Ligation and Microcoil for Hydrosalpinges Treatment
This study compares two methods to treat hydrosalpinges, a condition where a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked with fluid, in women who are trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF...Complete Salpingectomy Vs. Tubal Ligation During Cesarean Delivery
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The researchers conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to assess the openness of the fallopian tubes, which is often done as part of fertility assess...Exploring the Link Between Tubal Ligation and Endometrial Cancer Risk
The research paper investigates whether there's a link between a common birth control procedure, called bilateral tubal ligation (BTL), and the risk of developing endometrial cancer. The study used da...Factors Affecting Pregnancy After Laparoscopic Tubal Reversal Surgery
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This research paper is about a study that compared the safety and impact on ovarian reserves of two different sterilization procedures: salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) and tubal ligation (b...Improving Pregnancy Success After Tubal Ligation for Hydrosalpinx
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This study looked at the effect of neural therapy on women who had undergone a type of sterilization procedure called bilateral tubal ligation. Some women experience a collection of symptoms known as ...New Surgical Technique for Permanent Sterilization After Failed Tubal
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This research paper investigates the benefits of a preventative surgery called 'opportunistic salpingectomy' (OS), which involves removing the fallopian tubes to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. The...Reducing Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Risk with Bilateral Tubal Ligation
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This study looked at whether the use of a certain type of surgery for female sterilization (salpingectomy) increased after two major medical organizations recommended it for preventing ovarian cancer....Salpingectomy for Sterilization: Increasing Trends and Safety Insights
This study looked at whether the use of a certain type of surgery for female sterilization (salpingectomy) increased after two major medical organizations recommended it for preventing ovarian cancer....Salpingectomy: Does It Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women?
This research paper looked at whether having a surgical procedure called salpingectomy (where one or both fallopian tubes are removed) could reduce the risk of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal ...Spontaneous Pregnancy After Total Bilateral Salpingectomy Explained
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This study looked at trends in the use of a surgical procedure called salpingectomy during cesarean deliveries in the United States, between 2015 and 2018. A salpingectomy is a surgery to remove one o...Understanding Adenomatoid Tumors Found During Bilateral Tubal Ligation
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This research paper discusses a rare case where a 35-year-old woman passed away after suffering from an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), a rare but severe complication during pregnancy. This happened af...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation for Ovarian Cancer Prevention
Ovarian cancer is a dangerous type of cancer in women, often diagnosed in advanced stages, with high chances of recurrence. Currently, there are limited ways to prevent this cancer. However, recent re...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation for Permanent Birth Control
This research paper examines various methods of permanent birth control, which are widely used around the world, especially in developing countries. Traditional methods like tying or sealing the fallo...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation for Women with Heart Disease
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This research paper discusses a procedure called an opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy, which is the surgical removal of both fallopian tubes, often conducted during a cesarean (C-section) delivery...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation: Costs and Options for Women
This study looked at the costs of two procedures for female sterilization: hysteroscopic sterilization (HS) and laparoscopic bilateral tubal ligation (LBTL). The researchers used a database of healthc...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation: Safe Sterilization Options
This research paper reviews different types of surgical procedures used to sterilize women, which is a common method of contraception in the United States. The researchers looked at studies published ...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation: Safety and Rare Complications
The research paper discusses the safety and effectiveness of a surgical procedure known as laparoscopic tubal sterilization, a method of female sterilization. The paper states that when performed by e...Understanding Bilateral Tubal Ligation: What Patients Need to Know
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The research paper discusses the rare case of a woman who became pregnant after having a surgical procedure to prevent pregnancy. This procedure, known as tubal sterilization, involves blocking or sea...Understanding Heterotopic Pregnancy After Bilateral Tubal Ligation
This research paper discusses two unusual cases of heterotopic pregnancy, which is when a woman is pregnant in two different places at the same time - one pregnancy is inside the uterus (where it's su...Understanding Non-Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy: Risks and Management
This study examined the risk factors and difficulties in managing non-tubal ectopic pregnancies, which occur when a fertilized egg implants outside of the womb, but not in the fallopian tubes. These t...Understanding Opioid Prescriptions After Vaginal Delivery for Women
This research study looked at how common it is for women on Medicaid in Pennsylvania to be prescribed and to fill opioid prescriptions after giving birth vaginally. The study did not include women who...Understanding Ovarian Cancer Risk After Tubal Ligation Surgery
This research paper investigates the connection between two types of surgery - salpingectomy (removal of one or both fallopian tubes) and tubal ligation (a procedure that blocks or seals the fallopian...Understanding Pelvic Inflammatory Disease After Tubal Ligation Surgery
A 43-year-old woman came to the hospital with increasing pain and swelling in the lower right side of her abdomen. She had a history of having her fallopian tubes tied (bilateral tubal ligation) and o...Understanding Postablation Tubal Sterilization Syndrome in Women
This paper discusses a condition known as Postablation Tubal Sterilization Syndrome (PATSS), which is a rare side effect of a certain type of surgery for female sterilization. Women with this conditio...Understanding Postpartum Bilateral Tubal Ligation for Permanent Birth
This study aimed to improve knowledge and understanding of a procedure called postpartum bilateral tubal ligation (PPBTL), a type of permanent birth control done after childbirth. The goal was to see ...Understanding Postpartum Tubal Ligation: Insights From Expecting
This research study was conducted to understand the knowledge, opinions, and perceptions of women who are pregnant and attending an antenatal clinic at Greys Hospital about postpartum tubal ligation (...Understanding Pregnancy After Bilateral Tubal Ligation: What You
This research paper discusses a rare case of a woman getting pregnant after undergoing tubal sterilization - a usually permanent form of birth control. The pregnancy occurred in the ovaries, which is ...Understanding Pregnancy Rates After Bilateral Tubal Ligation Surgery
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This research aimed to explore whether there were racial disparities in the type of sterilization women received during cesarean delivery (C-section). The two types of sterilization in question were b...Understanding Regret After Permanent Contraception Surgeries in Canada
This research paper looks at how many Canadians regret having permanent contraceptive surgeries, like tubal ligation or salpingectomy, especially when there are many reversible and effective contracep...Understanding the Link Between Tubal Ligation and Endometrial Cancer Risk
The research paper investigates whether there's a link between a common birth control procedure, called bilateral tubal ligation (BTL), and the risk of developing endometrial cancer. The study used da...Understanding Tubal Reanastomosis After Bilateral Tubal Ligation
This research paper is a study conducted on women who had previously undergone tubal sterilization - a common form of birth control where the fallopian tubes are cut or blocked to prevent pregnancy. S...Understanding Women's Experiences with Tubal Ligation in Rural Ethiopia
This study was conducted in Southern Ethiopia to understand women's experiences and views regarding a permanent form of contraception called bilateral tubal ligation. This method is not well known or ...