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ligation

[lahy-gay-shuhn] / laɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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"Doctors don't typically encourage tubal ligation because the success rate of a reversal is very poor," said Dr Bosire.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

Not only is the cost of tubal ligation more expensive than a vasectomy, but it is a more complex procedure.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024

“The cost and complexity of the procedure of a tubal ligation is much higher, yet we're still seeing different uses of tubal sterilization versus vasectomy.”

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024

These groundbreaking NKeNDs simultaneously display cancer-targeting ligands, such as HER2Afb or EGFRAfb, and NK cell-recruiting ligands, aCD16Nb, on the surface of the AaLS through the SpyCatcher/SpyTag protein ligation system.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2023

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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