title: Microsurgical reversal of female mechanical sterilization techniques.
abstract: This study presents the patient characteristics, the reason for requesting a reversal operation, the surgical technique and pregnancy rates after a microsurgical reanastomosis following a mechanical (ring or clip) method of sterilization in 55 women. A corrected intrauterine pregnancy rate of 90% was obtained. Ectopic pregnancy occurred in 7% of the patients. Human female sterilization presently has a very high probability of being reversible on the condition that a careful mechanical sterilization has been performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vercruysse
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boeckx
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brosens
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors