[Complications in women after operative sterilization (author's transl)]

In the last thirty years sterilisation was applied in 26(15.02%) women vaginally and in 147(84.97%) women by lower medial laparotomy. In 86(46.71%) cases the binding of the tubes was performed as an additional operation during caesarean section. The binding of the tubes was carried out by Madlener's method and in some cases by Pomeroy's method. In three cases there was repeated pregnancy. All early complications (fever, pneumonia, thrombophlebitis, paresis intestini, subileus, peritonitis, suppuration of a suture, dehiscence) were within percentage limits given by other authors. These complications are not meant to be connected with the binding of the tubes. All the patients declared that after operation they were feeling much better regarding their sexual life (there was no fear of possible pregnancy) and that they did not notice any reduction of the libido or any change in this field.