Assessment of luteal function after surgical tubal sterilization.
To evaluate ovarian luteal function after tubal occlusion, a group of women who underwent Pomeroy sterilization were studied. A prospective group I (n = 16) were followed for one year and scheduled for blood sampling every other day during their luteal phase before surgical procedure and at 3 and 12 months thereafter. Group II (n = 15) included women who were studied during their luteal phase at 1 or 5 years post-surgery. Mid-luteal progesterone and estradiol serum levels were calculated by estimating the average of at least 3 values of serum samples obtained in days 20-25 of a menstrual cycle. The data suggest that no major changes occur in ovarian function after surgical tubal occlusion, as assessed by the mid-luteal hormone serum levels, and underscore the safety of this procedure.
Garza-Flores
J
J
Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute of Nutrition, Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.
Vázquez-Estrada
L
L
Reyes
A
A
Valero
A
A
Morales del Olmo
A
A
Alba
V M
VM
Bonilla
C
C
D000328:Adult; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000502:physiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol