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REVERSAL OF FEMALE STERILIZATION
Author(s) -
Pill C. F.,
Noble A. D.,
Letchworth A. T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb00987.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , female sterilization , medicine , surgery , family planning , research methodology , population , business , environmental health , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
Summary Reversal of sterilization was attempted in 22 women without the use of an operating microscope. Fifty per cent became pregnant. Success was influenced by the site and extent of the tubal damage resulting from the sterilization procedure, mechanical occlusive sterilization techniques offering the best change of a successful reversal.