title: Sterilization of women with Eisenmenger syndrome: report of 4 cases.
abstract: Maternal mortality exceeding 50% and perinatal loss of more than 45% contraindicate pregnancy in females with Eisenmenger syndrome. Sterilization is the contraceptive method of choice. Any operation carries a very significant risk in persons with Eisenmenger syndrome; the anaesthetic mortality has been reported to be 19%. This paper details the successful sterilization of 4 women with Eisenmenger syndrome at our institution.
authors.affiliation: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Temelcos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stribley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal