Around the world, about
220 million women are currently relying on permanent contraception via surgical tubal
ligation to avoid pregnancy.
Surgical tubal ligation is an abdominal surgery requiring
hospitalisation and anesthesia. It’s usually carried out via laparoscopy;
instruments are passed through the abdominal wall and the fallopian tubes are
cut, clipped, tied, removed, or disrupted with energy. It’s generally safe
and effective and often offered as a day-case, so normally, a woman can expect
to go home on the same day. However, she will have undergone surgery, and it
will be several days before she can resume normal activities.