The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #229: The Permanent Birth Control Option Doctors Rarely Mention

Anna North has spent years reporting on reproductive health — so she was surprised when her doctor suggested a birth control method she’d never heard of: salpingectomy. Salpingectomy is permanent, so Anna carefully weighed her options because the idea of sterilization brought up some surprisingly vivid imagery for her.

Tune in to hear why Anna chose to end her potential for having kids while giving birth to one… and who else might want to consider this little-known procedure.

Anna is one of our favorite parenting + reproductive health writers. Check out some of her work!

Novels by Anna North
• Outlawed: a Western about reproductive health!
• Bog Queen: about a bog body!

Articles by Anna North
• The cancer-reducing birth control method you might not have heard of
• What science is just starting to understand about periods
• The failed promise of egg freezing

Anna’s newsletter: Kids Today

Top photo: Seth Pomerantz