Regret of laparoscopic sterilization.
A follow-up study with questionnaires was performed 4-8 years after laparoscopic sterilization. The follow-up questionnaires were answered for 90.5%. The study revealed that 7.1% of the women were dissatisfied at some stage with the decision to undergo sterilization. However, only 1.8% requested reversal of the sterilization. 40% of the dissatisfied women were between 25-29 years of age, and every fifth sterilized woman in this age group regretted the sterilization.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000523:psychology*