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Sterilization, Tubal
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: Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means.
See Also
Sterilization Reversal
Other names
Tubal Ligation; Ligation, Tubal; Tubal Sterilizations; Tubal Sterilization; Tubal Ring; Tubal Occlusions, Nonchemical; Tubal Occlusions, Chemical; Tubal Occlusions; Tubal Ligations; Tubal Excisions; Sterilizations, Tubal; Sterilization, Pomeroy; Rings, Tubal; Ring, Tubal; Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions; Ligations, Tubal; Fimbriectomy, Kroener; Fimbriectomies; Cornual Coagulations; Coagulations, Cornual
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Sterilization, Tubal.
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1995 Apr;14(2):167-73