Microsurgical tubal anastomosis in the rabbit following three types of sterilisation procedure.
The reversibility of Falope ring, Pomeroy and unipolar cautery methods of sterilisation was examined in 30 rabbits. Using microsurgical techniques, an overall pregnancy rate of 56.6% was attained. Reversibility was more readily achieved and resulted in a higher pregnancy rate after Falope ring than Pomeroy or cautery sterilisation. The pregnancy rate after each method of sterilisation seems to correlate with the results obtained for reversal of sterilisation in the human.
D000818:Animals; D002425:Cautery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits; D013243:Sterilization Reversal; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive