Summer Niles, of Washington, underwent tubal ligation surgery when she was 23, after giving birth to two children. She soon noticed her periods were becoming heavier and more painful than before. She ...

"Getting your tubes tied" is a colloquial way to say that someone is undergoing tubal ligation, a sterilizing surgical procedure that involves closing off the fallopian tubes. In non-medically ...

Tubal ligation reversal can help some people who had their tubes tied get pregnant, but it's not guaranteed to work. The success of tubal ligation reversal depends on factors such as age, how the ...