Sex News
May, 1981
From Boobs to Tubes: Silicone Strikes AgainEveryone knows one kind of miracle silicone can do for women. Now it appears there's another--"tubular occlusion," a possibly reversible method of plugging the Fallopian tubes with silicone so the egg can't reach the uterus, where fertilization occurs. Doctors in eight medical centers around the country have performed more than 300 successful tubular occlusions without any harmful side effects. The procedure is done in the physician's office w...