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Tubal ligation reversal is not guaranteed to restore fertility, or to result in pregnancy and birth.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
His absence led to the first defaults against his companies amid the ligation involving his private Christian school.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Tubal ligations doubled from June 2022 to September 2023, and vasectomies increased over three times during that same time, Ellison said.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Tubal ligations among young people had been slowly rising for years, but the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization had a discernible impact.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
His absence led to the first defaults against his companies amid the ligation involving his private Christian school.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Tubal ligations doubled from June 2022 to September 2023, and vasectomies increased over three times during that same time, Ellison said.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Tubal ligations among young people had been slowly rising for years, but the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization had a discernible impact.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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“Ligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ligation. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
ligation
noun
li·ga·tion
lī-ˈgā-shən 
: the act of tying a bodily part (as a blood vessel) with a ligature
Medical Definition
ligation
noun
li·ga·tion
lī-ˈgā-shən
1
a
: the surgical process of tying up an anatomical channel (as a blood vessel)
b
: the process of joining together chemical chains (as of DNA or protein)
2
: something that binds : ligature
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