title: Changes in the circulating levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron and total iron binding capacity after four methods of surgical tubal sterilization.
abstract: One-hundred women requesting voluntary surgical sterilization were included and enrolled into four groups (each n = 25). Four sterilization modalities were used namely: Falope ring, electrocoagulation, clip and Pomeroy ligation. The circulating levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron and total iron binding capacity were studied before sterilization and at 3, 6 and 12 months thereafter. No significant changes were observed at 3 and 6 months post-sterilization. At 12 months a significant increase in the hemoglobin and serum iron was observed with a significant decrease in total iron binding capacity. Falope ring, clip and Pomeroy ligation were of a higher rank in this context versus electrocoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: el Sahwi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abd Rabou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haiba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anwar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008026:Ligation; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron