tubal ligation
tubal ligation — 名詞
1. A surgical method of permanent birth control for women. The surgeon cuts, ties,
輸卵管結紮
手術切斷或封阻輸卵管以達到永久避孕
A surgical method of permanent birth control for women. The surgeon cuts, ties, or blocks the fallopian tubes so that eggs released by the ovaries cannot reach the womb.
After her third child, Ingrid chose tubal ligation as permanent birth control.
Ingrid 在生完第三個孩子後，選擇以輸卵管結紮作為永久避孕方式。
chose + [medical procedure] + as + [purpose]
The surgeon warned that tubal ligation is very difficult to reverse successfully.
醫師警告說，輸卵管結紮手術很難成功逆轉。
common warning: difficult to reverse
The hospital performed a tubal ligation on Esteban's wife right after delivery.
醫院在 Esteban 的妻子生產後立刻為她進行了輸卵管結紮。
Indra's health insurance covered the full cost of her tubal ligation at the provincial hospital.
Indra 的健康保險全額支付了她在省立醫院的輸卵管結紮費用。
Wei considered tubal ligation but decided to use a long-term IUD instead.
Wei 曾考慮過輸卵管結紮，但最後決定使用長效型子宮內避孕器。
- female sterilization
broader term covering all surgical methods of permanently preventing pregnancy in women
- tubal sterilization
medical synonym, used interchangeably in clinical settings
- getting one's tubes tied
informal, everyday expression for the same procedure
- vasectomy
the equivalent permanent sterilization procedure for men
- tubal ligation reversal
a surgical procedure to reconnect the fallopian tubes and restore fertility
用法筆記
Formal medical term. In everyday conversation, people often say 'getting one's tubes tied' instead.