Sterilization is the process in which spores, living cells and viruses are completely destroyed. While “tubal sterilization” does not actually ‘kill’ anything, a tubal ligation will prevent the sperm from swimming to the egg for fertilization. When a physician performs a tubal sterilization, the fallopian tube of the woman is blocked on each side to prevent this fertilization according to the woman’s wish not to have babies in future. (more…)