introduction: regret after sterilization, not only requires an expensive surgical procedure for recanalization, but also can affect the couples’ inter and intra-relationships. whence, undergoing sterilization in sistan and baluchestan has the lowest rate compared to other provinces, the habitants’ regret after sterilization may further discourage other volunteers of the procedures. therefore, t...

Introduction: With the recent advances in assisted reproductive technologies, most reproductive surgeries for tubal infertility have been replaced by in vitro fertilization. Yet, considering the potential in vitro fertilization–related risks and drawbacks, tubal reversal surgery still plays an important role for those who desire fertility after sterilization. Case Description: We present a case...

BACKGROUND Hysteroscopic sterilization is a minimally invasive alternative to laparoscopic tubal ligation for women who want permanent contraception. In contrast to the laparoscopic technique, a hysteroscope is used to pass permanent microinserts through the cervix and place them in the fallopian tubes. This procedure does not require local or general anesthesia and can be performed in an offic...

Pregnancy is unlikely to occur in women who have undergone sterilization. However when it occurs, there is a substantial risk that it will be an ectopic pregnancy. We report a case of right unruptured ampullary ectopic gestation following tubal sterilization with spring clips 6 years prior to presentation. The likely aetiology may be spontaneous reanastomosis.

Over 170 million couples worldwide use surgical sterilization as a safe and reliable method of contraception. In the United States, sterilization is the most commonly used method among married or formerly married women. An estimated 640,000 female sterilization procedures and 500.000 male sterilization procedures are performed each year ( 1, 2). In 1988. sterilizations accounted for 39% of cont...

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 The objective of the study was to assess the accuracy of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) in establishing tubal patency or blockage and evaluating the uterine cavity by comparing it with hysteroscopy laparoscopy (HLC) or hysterosalpingography (HSG). STUDY DESIGN This study was a chart review evaluating infertility patients and patients who had undergone hysteroscopic ste...

OBJECTIVES Post tubal ligation syndrome (PTLS) is a term used to describe a variety of post tubal ligation side effects or symptoms. These include increased menstrual bleeding and hysterectomy. Whether or not post tubal syndrome is a real entity, it has been a subject of controversy in the medical literature for decades. Numerous studies have reported conflicting conclusions about these symptom...

OBJECTIVE To establish parameters associated with successful fimbriectomy reversal and to estimate monthly fecundability and cumulative pregnancy rates through life-table analysis. DESIGN Series report. SETTING University-based infertility clinic. PATIENT(S) Forty-one women undergoing surgery for tubal sterilization reversal. INTERVENTION(S) Surgical fimbriectomy reversal. MAIN OUTCOM...