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  • Title: The health of sterilized women.
    Author: McGuinness BW.
    Journal: Practitioner; 1982 May; 226(1367):925-8. PubMed ID: 7100079.
    Abstract:
    To study the evidence of significant illness subsequent to sexual sterilization by tubal ligation, the morbidity register of the Weaver Vale Practice was employed. 15 patients all younger than 45, with parity 1-5 and who had been sterilized were compared with 15 matched controls. The screening system used counted all events of menstrual cycle disturbance, psychiatric disturbance requiring medication or referral to a psychiatrist, and social disturbance, including disruption of the family and divorce. The study shows a significantly greater incidence of menstruation disorders during the 5 postoperative years, and a much higher incidence of psychiatric disturbances, or in 10 out of 15 patients. A significantly higher incidence of social problems was also found in the sterilized group, the most severe cases being associated with more severe psychiatric disturbances. Prospective and more detailed follow-up studies on sterilized women are needed. Although results from this study must be interpreted very carefully, they underline the importance of meticulous counseling prior to sterilization.
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