The effect of sterilization by bipolar cautery and falope ring on menstrual bleeding patterns

Bleeding patterns in women sterilized by the laparoscopic route using bipolar cautery and Falope ring are compared with those in women whose husbands had been vasectomized 1 year previously. No significant association exists between the technique of sterilization used and a change in duration or amount of bleeding. Although there was an increase in the amount and duration of bleeding in some cases, there was an equivalent decrease in amount and duration of bleeding in others. There is no significant difference in bleeding patterns between women who have had laparoscopic sterilization and women whose husbands have been vasectomized.