title: Quinacrine hydrochloride pellets: preliminary data on a nonsurgical method of female sterilization.
abstract: The efficacy of transcervical insertions of quinacrine hydrochloride pellets to produce tubal occlusion has been evaluated in a study of 139 women in Santiago, Chile. At one year, the pregnancy rate was 3.1%, an acceptable rate for a nonsurgical method of female sterilization.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011247:Pregnancy; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011796:Quinacrine