[Indications for female sterilization in our surgical records].
During the period of 1970--1979 there were 303 patients sterilized by the Madlener method. Out of the them number. The highest number was delivered by caesarean section (182, 60%), and the highest number of the sterilized in the group of caesarean, section were multiparae with seven and more living children (102, 89.5%), then those with the third caesarean section (38, 76%), the fourth (3, 75%), the second (22, 10%), and the first caesarean section (17, 3.42%). Special conditions for sterilization were age, more than 30 years old, with three and more children with medical and socio-economic indications. In 21 women (40%) sterilization was performed as an additional intervention to the other laparatomies, when there was a special care about the number of living children (above three), age and medical indications. There were 3 (0,99%) failed sterilisations (one ectopic pregnancy and two in utero). The authors advocate women's free declaration for sterilization and respective legal acts.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000601:surgery
Indikacije za sterilizaciju zena na nasem operativnom materijalu.