tubal ligation

(noun)

Tubal ligation or tubectomy (also known as having one's "tubes tied" (ligation)) is a surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's fallopian tubes are clamped and blocked, or severed and sealed.

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Examples of tubal ligation in the following topics:

  • Surgical Sterilization

    • Tubal ligation (females): Known popularly as "having one's tubes tied. " The Fallopian tubes (also referred to as oviducts), which allow the sperm to fertilize the ovum and would carry the fertilized ovum to the uterus, are closed.
    • Tubal ligation is often performed concurrently with a cesarean section.

  • Ovarian Cancer

    • The risk is also lower in women who have had their fallopian tubes blocked surgically (tubal ligation).

  • Ectopic Pregnancy

    • In a typical ectopic pregnancy, the embryo adheres to the lining of the fallopian tube and burrows into the tubal lining.
    • This intratubal bleeding hematosalpinx expels the implantation out of the tubal end as a tubal abortion.
    • Tubal abortion is a common type of miscarriage.
    • These are the tubal abortions.
    • D&C), smoking, previous ectopic pregnancy, and tubal ligation.

  • Female Duct System

    • The tubal ostium is the point at which the tubal canal meets the peritoneal cavity, while the uterine opening of the Fallopian tube is the entrance into the uterine cavity, the uterotubal junction.
    • Tubal fluid flows against the action of the ciliae, toward the fimbrated end.
    • The fertilized ovum, now a zygote, travels towards the uterus aided by the tubal cilia and tubal muscle.

  • Tonsils

    • The tubal tonsils are located in the wall of the nasopharynx near the entrance to each Eustachian tube.
    • For example, the adenoids and tubal tonsils are covered with the ciliated psuedostratified columnar epithelium of the nasopharynx, while the palatine and lingual tonsils are made up of the non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium of the oropharynx.

  • Ovaries

    • There are two extremities to the ovary, the tubal extremity and the uterine extremity.
    • The tubal extremity is the end to which the Fallopian tube attaches via the infundibulopelvic ligament.

  • Tonsillectomy

    • Bleeding is stopped with electrocautery, ligation of sutures, and the topical use of thrombin, a protein that induces blood clotting.

  • Chlamydia

    • PID can cause scarring inside the reproductive organs, which can later cause serious complications, including chronic pelvic pain, difficulty becoming pregnant, ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, and other dangerous complications of pregnancy.Chlamydia is known as the "Silent Epidemic" because in women, it may not cause any symptoms in 75% of cases, and can linger for months or years before being discovered.

  • Uterus

    • The reproductive function of the uterus is to accept a fertilized ovum which passes through the utero-tubal junction from the fallopian tube.