Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tubal ligation, sometimes known as female sterilization or "getting your tubes tied," is a permanent form of birth control. (Getty ...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:24:50 GMT — About one million women undergo a tubal ligation every year, ending the chance of having a baby. Some 10% will change their mind and many of them will have surgery to ...

Yes, you can still get pregnant with your tubes tied, though it's rare. Your odds are between 1% to 3.7% depending on factors that include age and surgery type. Becoming pregnant after a tubal ...

HOUSTON — The reversal over the federal right to an abortion is leading some Texas women to pass on contraceptives and instead get their tubes tied. The surgical procedure permanently stops ...

Laurie Ortiz, 32, had four kids -- all growing, lively boys -- when she decided to undergo a tubal ligation procedure. At the time, having her "tubes tied" felt like the right choice for the South ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobb decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to have an abortion, many are reconsidering their birth control and pregnancy ...

More women are opting for sterilization following the Supreme Court decision that there is no constitutional right to an abortion, which opened the floodgates for state-level efforts to regulate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tubal ligation searches online have soared since Roe v. Wade was overturned. But getting one isn't necessarily easy. (Illustration ...

Everything you need to know about the options, medical advancements, and legal access to contraception. Without ongoing education, our knowledge about birth control is frozen in time. In The State of ...

The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that guaranteed the right to an abortion on a federal level, has caused many women across the country to take a closer look at their birth ...