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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
"Family Planning: Sterilization." Section 18, Chapter 246 inThe Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research...
Laboratories, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Baill, I. C., V. E. Cullins, and S. Pati. "Counseling Issues inTubal Sterilization."American Family Physician 67 (March 15, 2003): 1287-1294.
Kariminia, A., D. M. Saunders, and M. Chamberlain. "RiskFactors for Strong Regret and Subsequent IVF Request After Having Tubal Ligation."Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 42 (November 2002): 526-529.
ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 40912th St., SW, P. O. Box 96920, Washington, DC 20090-6920.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 810 SeventhAve., New York, NY, 10019. (800) 669-0156.
OTHER
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fact Sheet: Risk ofEctopic Pregnancy after Tubal Sterilization, August 6, 2002 [cited March 1, 2003].
Planned Parenthood Federation of America. All About TubalSterilization. [cited March 1, 2003].
Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Facts About BirthControl, January 2001 [cited March 1, 2003].
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Tubal ligation (informally known as getting one's "tubes tied") is a permanent form of female sterilization, in which the fallopian tubes are severed and sealed or "pinched shut", in order to prevent fertilization. Hormone production, libido, and the menstrual cycle can be affected by a tubal ligation.
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An obstetrician/gynecologist, commonly abbreviated as OB/GYN, can serve as a primary physician and often serve as consultants to other physicians.
From: womenshealthchannel.com
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