title: Sterilization: a review of 98 sterilized women.
abstract: The details of 98 women sterilized over a three-year period are presented. They show that female sterilization is a safe procedure which has a satisfactory result in many cases and confers many secondary benefits. However, some regret is common and is associated with a high incidence of psychiatric and marital morbidity, and this is shown to be related to pre-operative factors. A method of pre-operative assessment is outlined which should minimize the risk of a poor outcome following female sterilization.
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008393:Marriage; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009042:Motivation; D010298:Parity; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012306:Risk; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects