HEALTH SERVICES

Sterilization Services

Tubal sterilization
Tubal Sterilization ("getting your tubes tied", "tubal ligation") is a permanent form of birth control for women. It's a surgical operation that closes off the fallopian tubes, where an egg is fertilized by a sperm. When the tubes are closed by sterilization, sperm cannot reach the egg, and pregnancy cannot happen.

The surgery is performed at a medical center by a Planned Parenthood physician and is typically on an outpatient basis. Medical visits before and after the surgery are done at one of our medical centers.

Many health insurance plans cover tubal sterilization, and services are available at low cost to women who are uninsured or underinsured.

Vasectomy (male sterilization)
Vasectomy is a safe, effective, permanent form of birth control for men. During a minor surgical operation, the vas deferens (the tubes in which sperm travel to the penis) are closed off.

Ejaculation is not disrupted, but semen contains no sperm so pregnancy can't happen.

Vasectomy procedures are performed on site at a Planned Parenthood medical center, including counseling before the procedure, the procedure itself, and semen evaluation after the procedure.

Many health insurance plans cover vasectomy services, and services are available at low cost to men who are uninsured or under-insured.