Through data reported in the US Collaborative Review of Sterilization (CREST) study, we have learned that 10-year cumulative failure rates of sterilization done by tubal occlusion are much higher ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Tubal ligation reversal (microsurgical tubal reanastomosis) is a surgical procedure done to enable pregnancy in people who had tubal ligation surgery. Tubal ...

The CREST study was a multicenter, prospective study conducted in various teaching institutions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to examine the long-term failure of tubal ...

Most hysterectomies are performed under general anesthesia in the surgical unit of a hospital. That said, a laparoscopic hysterectomy may be performed as an outpatient procedure—usually in an ...

In 2023, the global reusable laparoscopic instruments market is expected to be worth USD 3.8 billion. The market is expected to reach USD 6.3 billion by 2033, expanding at a 5.1% CAGR throughout the ...

Research shows a significant increase in vasectomies and tubal ligations in the months just before and after the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the 2022 ...

Laparoscopic surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive surgery (MIS) or laparoscopy, is a surgical technique in which a thin, camera-equipped surgical device is inserted into the abdomen or ...

Several studies have demonstrated that women with BRCA mutations have, on average, 50% fewer ciliated cells compared with general women. However, the role of tubal cilia loss in the development of ...