Atubal ligation is a permanent sterilization procedure in which a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked or severed. which of the following explains how this process can be used to prevent pregnancies? it prevents sperm from reaching the egg and fertilizing it. it prevents the maturation of the follicle and the release of an egg. it prevents a zygote from being implanted into the uterine wall. it prevents the thickening of the walls of the uterus.