Changes in family structure and regret following tubal sterilization.
Tubal sterilization is one of the contraceptive methods whose use has increased the most in Brazil, but a growing number of women have expressed regret after the procedure. A case-control study was conducted at the Centro Integrado de Saúde Amaury de Medeiros (CISAM), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1997 to investigate the association between changes in family structure and request for or submittal to surgical reversal of tubal sterilization, comparing 304 sterilized women who had requested or submitted to reversal of tubal sterilization and 304 women who were also sterilized but had not requested, had not submitted to, and who did not wish to submit to reversal. The simple and adjusted odds ratios were estimated using logistic regression. The results of the current study showed that death of children, partners without children prior to the current union, and partner change after tubal sterilization were associated with the request for or submittal to reversal of tubal sterilization. More strict criteria are suggested in the indication of tubal sterilization, including an in-depth profile of the woman requesting tubal sterilization and identification of risk factors for future regret.
Machado
Katia Maria de Melo
KM
Centro Integrado de Saúde Amaury de Medeiros, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
Ludermir
Ana Bernarda
AB
da Costa
Aurélio Molina
AM
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D004644:Emotions; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*