title: Menstrual disorders and pelvic pain after sterilization.
abstract: Changes in menstrual cycle length, menstrual duration, number of pads, dysmenorrhea and non-cyclic pelvic pain were studied in 43 women following tubal sterilization with three different techniques. One group consisted of 17 women undergoing laparotomy by Pomeroy technique; the second group consisted of 11 women undergoing laparoscopy by Fallope rings; and the third group consisted of 15 women undergoing colpotomy by fimbriectomy. The differences before and after sterilization in cycle length were non-significant in all groups (p > 0.05). After sterilization, menstrual duration and number of pads were significantly increased in the laparotomy (p < 0.001) and laparoscopy (p < 0.01) groups but non-significantly in the colpotomy group (p > 0.05). Comparison of these parameters between the groups did not show any significant differences (p > 0.05). After sterilization, increases in the severity of dysmenorrhea and non-cyclic pelvic pain were non-significant in all groups (p > 0.05). We concluded that there were no significant differences in menstrual disorders after sterilization among these three different techniques.
authors.affiliation: Dicle University, Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Taner
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Hakverdi
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Satici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology*; D010298:Parity; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*