Tubal Sterilization: With Special Reference to Electrocoagulation through the Laparoscope

Abstract

In the past 5 years 1 168 tubal sterilizations have been performed. One thousand and twelve of these were performed by dividing the tube by diathermy through the laparoscope. Since the first cases, and with increasing experience, complications have been infrequent, at the most a slight bleeding from the mesosalpinx. So far we have had ten failures, probably due to lack of experience. In every failure it was found at re-examination that the tube had not been divided-at least at one side. The method is quick and simple. The patient suffers little inconvenience, has a very small scar and is in hospital only a short time. It has been used in post-partum cases, but is not suitable for patients who have had several abdominal operations.

Tubal Sterilization: A prospective long term investigation of 218 sterilized women

“…Voluntary sterilization is increasingly accepted as a legitimate and efficient means of family planning. With the exception of two studies from Aker Hospital in Oslo (161,162), information on tubal sterilization was lacking. With the exception of two studies from Aker Hospital in Oslo (161,162), information on tubal sterilization was lacking.…”

“…The medical sterilizations probably constituted 10 to 25 qo of the total number of female sterilizations (I, 162), and rather few of the male. The medical sterilizations were previously not recorded centrally.…”

“…Of the women sterilized in Norway 1945 to 1954 with a "worthy cause", one third had a postabortion operation (71). In series from the 1970s, 58% (I) and 47% (162) were performed postabortion, 9% and 15% postpartum. In series from the 1970s, 58% (I) and 47% (162) were performed postabortion, 9% and 15% postpartum.…”

“…This does not differ from the practice reported in the older studies (14,20,72,85,143,179). In the 1970s about 60% of the sterilized women were in their thirties in Norwegian (162), Danish (74) and Swedish (236) It is noteworthy that the differences between the ages reported in recent Scandinavian vasectomy studies do not exceed the differences in marriage age of men and women in these countries (8,12,21,167,169) and that the age of the wives of sterilized men equals that of sterilized women (129).…”

Sterilization: A Comparative Review

“…Liston et al, 1970Black, 1971Jordan et al, 1971Peterson and Behrman, 1971 Steptoe, 1971 Thompson and Wheeless, 1971Hibbard, 1972Chaturachinda, 1973Courey et al, 1973Kumarasamy et al, 1974Lieberman et al, 1974Hughes and Liston, 1975Hutchins and Curuen. 1975Thompson and Wheeless, 1975Brash, 1976Hulka et al, 1976Koetsawang et al, 1976aKoetsawang et al, 1976bLee and Baggish, 1976 Levinson et a]., Nilsen and Jerve, 1976Penfield. 1976Quinones et al, 1976Singh, 1976Edgerton, 1977Fishbourne.…”