References 1 Kesby GJ, Korda AR. Migration of a Filshie clip into the urinary bladder seven years after laparoscopic sterilisation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997; 104: 379–382. 2 Filshie GM, Casey D, Pogmore JR, Dutton AG, Symonds EM, Peake AB. The titanium/silicon rubber clip for female sterilization. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1981; 88: 655–656. 3 Graf AH, Staudach A, Steiner H, Spitzer D, Martin A. An...

For about two decades, investigators around the world have been trying to develop a safe, 95 percent effective method of nonsurgical female sterilization that could be performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis by nonphysicians, preferably after only a brief training period. Such a method has been called vital for meeting the worldwide demand for voluntary sterilization, since it i...

References 1 Kesby GJ, Korda AR. Migration of a Filshie clip into the urinary bladder seven years after laparoscopic sterilisation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997; 104: 379–382. 2 Filshie GM, Casey D, Pogmore JR, Dutton AG, Symonds EM, Peake AB. The titanium/silicon rubber clip for female sterilization. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1981; 88: 655–656. 3 Graf AH, Staudach A, Steiner H, Spitzer D, Martin A. An...

Tubal sterilization is one of the most widely used options for female contraception. It can be performed in association with pregnancy or as an interval (not pregnancy-related) procedure. The latter is usually performed by laparotomy, laparoscopy, or hysteroscopy. Compared to open surgery, laparoscopy has been demonstrating some benefits due to its minimal invasiveness such as better cosmetic r...

OBJECTIVE To describe the pregnancy rates among women whose husbands underwent vasectomy. METHODS Between 1985 and 1987, 573 women aged 18-44 years whose husbands underwent vasectomy in medical centers in 5 U.S. cities were enrolled in the U.S. Collaborative Review of Sterilization, a prospective cohort study of male and female sterilization. Women were interviewed by telephone at 1, 2, 3, an...

Pomeroy tubal ligation is a widely-used method for surgical female sterilization. A laparoscopic technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation using endoloop sutures is compared with the conventional technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation by minilaparotomy. Forty-four women requiring sterilization were randomly selected for either laparoscopy (n = 24) or minilaparotomy (n = 20). Mean operative time in the l...

References 1 Kesby GJ, Korda AR. Migration of a Filshie clip into the urinary bladder seven years after laparoscopic sterilisation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997; 104: 379–382. 2 Filshie GM, Casey D, Pogmore JR, Dutton AG, Symonds EM, Peake AB. The titanium/silicon rubber clip for female sterilization. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1981; 88: 655–656. 3 Graf AH, Staudach A, Steiner H, Spitzer D, Martin A. An...

100 000 quinacrine nonsurgical female sterilizations have been completed over the past decade involving transcervical insertion of quinacrine (252 mg) as pellets by one, two or three monthly insertions. No deaths have been reported and serious complications are far fewer than for surgical sterilization. Sideeffects are mild and transient. Efficacy has improved from 3 pregnancy failures per 100 ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal radiation dose and observe the influence of radiation sterilization on spirulina polypeptide powder. METHODS: The polypeptide powder of spirulina was sterilized using a 60Coγ ray. RESULTS: Radiation sterilization had significant effects on spirulina polypeptide powder, which was more effective with increasing radiation dose. Taking the sterilization rate and ...

Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy is a rare condition but is associated with a high mortality. We report the case of a 29 year old female in early pregnancy with Protein C and S deficiency with recurrent deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and subsequent secondary pulmonary hypertension. The patient was counselled and consented for termination of pregnancy with tubal sterilization. ...