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  • Title: [Request for sterilization reversal].
    Author: Metz KG, Kremer J, Haspels AA.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 1981 Mar 14; 125(11):409-12. PubMed ID: 7219579.
    Abstract:
    55 women requested an operation to reverse a previously performed sterilization operation. 46 of the woman requesting reversal had new partners; in 34 cases the woman had been divorced after the sterilization operation. The median age at the time of sterilization was 27.2 (20-35 years), the average parity was 2.6. 32 of the sterilization operations had been performed by electrocoagulation, 12 by either the Pomeroy or Madlener methods. The case histories of 4 women who applied for sterilization are evaluated in light of these statistics. Since divorce is becoming more prevalent, one should be more careful in approving sterilizations, especially among younger women. Also, less destructive methods of sterilization should be used.
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