Ethnicity and locality influence contraceptive use are important in family planning programs. As ethnicity is unmodifiable, the may be left to help promote use. This study aimed determine whether impacts more than ethnicity. The prevalence ratios of (11 categories) (14 regions) for top three methods were estimated from Nepal Demographic Health Survey dataset 2016. had a greater impact on male c...

Background and Objective:Tubal sterilization is the most popular method of permanent female contraception, yet there is considerable debate concerning the influence of this procedure on the women’s health and menstrual pattern.  Methods:We randomized 1358 women to one of the five methods of tubal sterilization; unipolar electrocauterization, bipolar electrocauterization, minilaparatomy, Pomeroy...

Tubal disease accounts for 25-35% of infertility in woman and salpingitis is believed to account for more than 50% of these cases. Approximately 1% of women who undergo surgical sterilization seek reversal of the procedure. A wide variety of techniques has been developed in recent years. Macro and microsurgical techniques, laparoscopic and falloposcopic recanalization, balloon tuboplasty, hyste...

OBJECTIVES To study the various factors affecting the success rate of tubal recanalization and the reasons for failure of the procedure. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted during 2000-2007 @ KIMS, Hubli. RESULTS Of the 25 subjects who underwent tubal recanalization, 44 % of women conceived and they were >35 years of age. Laparoscopically sterilized patients had better chances of co...

OBJECTIVE Sterilization (tubal sterilization and vasectomy) is a widely applied contraceptive method worldwide. Although most studies have described sterilization as a safe method, there are reports of tubal ligation (TL) and vasectomy complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of TL and vasectomy on the serum oxidative stress, specifically prooxidant-antioxidant balance (...

Introduction Female sterilization continues to dominate among family planning methods in India. With an overall national contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 56% among currently married women, female sterilization accounts for 66% percent of the share, having declined only one percentage point since 1992-93. In contrast, the share of use held by the three most common modern temporary methods ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety and acceptability of two monthly transcervical applications of quinacrine 252 mg and ibuprofen 55.5 mg as pellets for non-surgical female sterilization. From August 1992 through October 1996, a prospective clinical study was conducted on 200 normal women seeking surgical sterilization voluntarily in the Family Planning Clinic of the Dep...

A brief indication was provided of demography, fertility, and contraceptive usage and knowledge based on the recent 1992/93 Indian National Family Health Survey. The sample included 88,562 households and 89,777 ever married women aged 13-49 years in 24 states and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. About 38% of household members were aged under 15 years. The sex ratio was 944 females to...

The female genital tract is capable of active transport that can be demonstrated by serial scintigraphic imaging over time (radionuclide hysterosalpingography; RN-HSG). RN-HSG has been suggested to offer a more functional approach to tubal infertility diagnosis than conventional patency tests. However, before RN-HSG can be recommended as a routine method, its reliability in showing active trans...