Tubectomy is a method of sterilization in which :
- uterus is removed surgically
- small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up
- small part of vas deferens is removed or tied up.
- ovaries are removed surgically.
Answer
(2) small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up
Solution
As per NCERT, surgical methods (sterilisation) are terminal methods; in the male it is vasectomy and in the female it is tubectomy.
⇒ In tubectomy, a small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up through a small incision in the abdomen or through the vagina.
∴ Option (3) describes vasectomy, while removal of the uterus or ovaries is not a contraceptive method.
Answer: (2)