title: Effectiveness of phenol-atabrine-paste (PAP) instillation for female sterilization.
abstract: Two groups of sterilized women, 3307 by phenol-atabrine-paste (PAP) instillation and 1026 by mini-lap technique, were follow-up interviewed to determine their relative effectiveness. PAP, if successfully performed, was as effective as the mini-lap. The life table pregnancy rates among successful PAP women were 0.21 and 0.28 at 12 and 24 months, respectively. The rates among the unsuccessful PAP women, however, were high: 15.1 and 30.5 at 12 and 24 months, respectively. In spite of its distinctive advantage of being non-surgical, wider promotion of PAP sterilization procedure deserves caution.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Beijing Medical University, China.
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D015993:Life Tables; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols; D011247:Pregnancy; D011796:Quinacrine; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D019800:Phenol; D011796:Quinacrine