title: Laparoscopic tubal sterilization under spinal anesthesia in the Third World.
abstract: Adequate family planning options are extremely limited in the third world. Sterilization is desired by many and often unavailable. Quality of life for women and their families in the third world can be greatly improved by making additional family planning options available. This article describes a program to make sterilization available to women of southeastern Dominican Republic.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Peck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome