The case of a woman denied sterilisation by the NHS has brought the procedure, and the alleged double standards that hamper access to it, back into the spotlight. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from ...

WASHINGTON — Rates of female sterilization increased in the year after the Dobbs v. Jackson supreme court decision that overturned the constitutional right to abortion conferred by Roe v. Wade, ...

A British woman who was denied permanent birth control through the UK’s national health service on the grounds she might regret the decision has won her case with the country’s health ombudsman after ...

More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta A few years ago, Dr. Leah Tatum, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Austin, noticed a shift among ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — It was her second time trying to reverse what was supposed to be irreversible. The first time, Maranda Bordelon saved up for the $1,500 deposit, then booked a surgery date a few months ...

Conversations between patients and their doctors about permanent birth control procedures can at times be fraught and influenced by long-standing stigmas. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images A 2018 ...