And such was the case for a TikToker who recently shared her experience getting rejected from tubal ligation surgery, which caught the attention of Fran Haydanek, an OB-GYN from Rochester, New York.

When researching her symptoms online, Niles stumbled across a condition called post-tubal ligation syndrome (PTLS). The syndrome describes menstrual irregularities, including heavy bleeding, pelvic ...

DAYTON — An obstetrician-gynecologist who has performed hundreds of surgeries to prevent pregnancies called tubal ligation said he has not experienced a noticeable increase in the number of ...

Mercy Hospital in Durango, the only hospital with labor and delivery services within 45 miles, plans to stop performing tubal ligation, a female sterilization procedure, in spring next year because ...

Young women were also twice as likely to get permanent contraception procedures as young men following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022, researchers report. (CN) — The political effects of ...

Lee Thompson sat in a pre-operative room, bundled in a blanket and socks, and played with an adult coloring book phone app to keep calm. She had slept well the night before and refused to let herself ...

Ashley Steffen went under the knife about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, reversing the constitutional right to abortion. Steffen, 37, of Lansing, is among a ...

There’s risk in speaking out. We journalists knew this when we signed up for this profession. We also have the First Amendment as backup to protect our free speech. But obstetricians, gynecologists, ...

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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 ...