Women can also choose to have their tubes tied while having a cesarean delivery. This procedure, called modified pomeroy tubal ligation or post-partum tubal ligation, is done while the patient has her abdomen still open and she is under the effects of anesthesia. It takes only a few minutes.
Read the full article on: What is tubal ligation? – Advantages and consequences ( 84).
By Blanca Paraíso M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), María Arqué M.D., Ph.D. (gynaecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 12/05/2016
