"Sterilization, Tubal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means.
| Descriptor ID |
D013246
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.950.300.766 E04.950.599.683
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| Concept/Terms |
Sterilization, Tubal- Sterilization, Tubal
- Sterilizations, Tubal
- Tubal Sterilization
- Tubal Sterilizations
Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical- Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical
- Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions
- Tubal Occlusions, Nonchemical
- Nonchemical Tubal Occlusion
- Occlusion, Nonchemical Tubal
Ligation, Tubal- Ligation, Tubal
- Ligations, Tubal
- Tubal Ligations
- Tubal Ligation
Pomeroy Method- Pomeroy Method
- Pomeroy Sterilization
- Sterilization, Pomeroy
Tubal Rings- Tubal Rings
- Ring, Tubal
- Rings, Tubal
- Tubal Ring
Tubal Occlusion, Chemical- Tubal Occlusion, Chemical
- Chemical Tubal Occlusions
- Tubal Occlusions, Chemical
- Chemical Tubal Occlusion
- Occlusion, Chemical Tubal
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sterilization, Tubal" by people in Profiles.
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Tubal ligation and ovarian cancer risk in African American women. Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Oct; 28(10):1033-1041.
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Relationships of Tubal Ligation to Endometrial Carcinoma Stage and Mortality in the NRG Oncology/ Gynecologic Oncology Group 210 Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Sep; 107(9).
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A comparative study of hysteroscopic sterilization performed in-office versus a hospital operating room. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2006 Sep-Oct; 13(5):447-50.
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Reproductive issues for women with BRCA mutations. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005; (34):83-6.