For many women preparing for a scheduled cesarean section, the question of whether to add a permanent sterilization procedure creates an unexpected layer of complexity to an already significant ...

Voluntary sterilization—not the Pill, condoms, or IUD—is the most popular birth control method in the U.S. Among couples using contraception, around 25 percent choose the number two method, birth ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tubal sterilization rose 3% each month in the 6 months following the Dobbs ruling in states that banned abortion ...

A few years ago, Dr. Leah Tatum, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Austin, Texas, noticed a shift among her patients. Texas had passed a law in 2021, commonly known as the Heartbeat Act, banning ...