Tubal sterilization is a highly effective, permanent, andsafe method of contraception. Many women who desirepostpartum sterilization do not obtain the procedure dueto barriers. We performed a retrospective cohort studyexamining patients from a single obstetrics practice whodelivered between 1/1/07 and 6/30/07 at Women and In-fants Hospital in Providence, RI. During t...

BACKGROUND Tubal ligation is the most common form of contraception in India. We conducted this study to assess the factors associated with post-sterilization regrets. AIMS This study was designed to assess risk factors that are likely to cause regret following female sterilization in Indian women. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Questionnaire-based study. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a questionnair...

Case-control and cohort studies are almost always complicated by nonrandom exposure allocation, which must be minimized in the design and analysis phases. Tubal sterilization is a common gynecological procedure that may be associated with other reproductive organ surgeries, which in turn may be associated with breast cancer risk. In this issue of the Journal, Gaudet et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2013...

BACKGROUND Task sharing is an important strategy for increasing access to modern, effective contraception for women and reducing unmet need for family planning. OBJECTIVE The objective was to identify evidence for the safety, efficacy or acceptability of task sharing tubal sterilization to midlevel providers. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched PubMed, Cochrane and Popline for articles in all langu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Keyless Abdominal Rope-Lifting Surgery (KARS), for tubal sterilization procedures in comparison with the conventional CO2 laparoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS During a one-year period, 71 women underwent tubal ligation surgery. Conventional laparoscopy (N = 38) and KARS (N = 33) were used for tubal sterilization. In KARS, an abdominal access pathw...

Birth control is a necessity in society. Contraceptive methods facilitate family planning. The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is the most popular temporary method. Female sterilization is a definitive method of contraception. The surgical approaches for female sterilization include laparotomy and minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy for tubal ligation (TL), and tubal occlusion by mi...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Post-partum, post-sterilization tubo-ovarian abscess is a rare event. Fusobacterium necrophorum subspecies funduliforme, a normal flora found mainly in the oral cavity, appears to be the etiologic organism. CASE PRESENTATION In this case report, a 25-year-old Thai woman had a post-partum, post-sterilization tubo-ovarian abscess caused by the strictly anaerobic bacte...

Only a small minority of women who are protected by contraceptive sterilization express regret about that method choice, regardless of whether they or their husbands have had the surgery, according to findings from a prospective, multicenter study.1 Within five years after their husbands’ vasectomy, 6% of women indicated that it was not a good choice; essentially the same proportion of steriliz...

The discussion considers the current status of reversibility of sterilization in the US and describes clinical and experimental efforts for developing techniques designed for reversibility. It focuses on regret following sterilization, reversal potential of current sterilization techniques, patient selection, current reversal techniques, results of sterilization procedures, experimental approa...