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Sterilization: a comparative review
The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
|November 1, 1979
Abstract:
Publications relating to surgical procedures for sterilization have been reviewed, and the incidences of complications and subsequent pregnancies compared. Laparoscopic sterilization has the lowest incidence of complication, the morbidity rate being lower than that of laparotomy sterilization or hysterectomy, and the mortality rate lower than that of a single pregnancy or taking oral contraceptives for 1 year.
Keywords:
Colposcopy--complicationsColpotomy--statisticsComparative StudiesContraceptionContraception FailureContraceptive UsageEndoscopyExaminations And DiagnosesFamily PlanningFemale Sterilization--complicationsGynecologic SurgeryHysterectomy--complicationsHysterectomy--statisticsLaparoscopy--statisticsLaparotomy--complicationsLaparotomy--statisticsLiterature ReviewMortalityPhysical Examinations And DiagnosesResearch MethodologyStatistical StudiesSterilization, SexualStudiesSurgeryTreatmentUrogenital SurgeryWomen