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Origin of ligation
1590–1600; < Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō ), equivalent to Latin ligāt ( us ) ( see ligate) + -iōn- -ion
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She shared her tubal ligation journey in a 30-minute YouTube video last March, explaining her decision to have the procedure.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
Researchers say this could change how people view tubal ligation as a so-called “permanent” contraception option, and how providers discuss birth control options post-Dobbs.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024
One of their main findings was that the expression of the Il1rl1 gene was markedly higher in peri-root tissue five days after ligation.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
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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