Quinacrine sterilization (QS): informed consent.
Informed consent is a basic human right for any medical procedure. It is particularly important that women know what is involved in any sterilization method, and how it will affect their health and their emotional life. Over 140,000 QS procedures have been performed in 34 countries. In no country has there been any formal effort to advance the acceptance of this method. Instead, satisfied users have been the promoters. Thoroughly informed consent is vital to patient satisfaction. A working group undertook an initiative to create an ideal consent form. The product of that initiative is presented.
D032962:Consent Forms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011796:Quinacrine; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology*
D011796:Quinacrine