OBJECTIVE To compare the expected probability of pregnancy after hysteroscopic versus laparoscopic sterilization based on available data using decision analysis. STUDY DESIGN We developed an evidence-based Markov model to estimate the probability of pregnancy over 10 years after three different female sterilization procedures: hysteroscopic, laparoscopic silicone rubber band application and l...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The safety and efficacy of female hysteroscopic sterilization using the Essure system has been well documented. Given the marked differences in the execution of hysteroscopic and laparoscopic sterilization, the objective of this study was to assess the experience of pain postprocedure between the 2. Secondary end-points included postoperative pain medication, time to r...

BACKGROUND In many countries, young women of reproductive age have been especially affected by the HIV epidemic, which have fostered research to better understand how HIV infection influences and shapes women´s fertility and reproductive and sexual decisions. In Brazil, few studies have focused on the impact of the HIV epidemic on contraceptive choices among women living with HIV (WLHIV). OBJ...

JASON R. BOULANGER, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources, B20 Bruckner Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA [email protected] PAUL D. CURTIS, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources, B13 Bruckner Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA EVAN G. COOCH, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Scie...

Much evidence suggests that demand for sterilization is a function of supply of surgical sterilization services in less-developed countries. If such services were greatly expanded, the number of procedures performed would grow dramatically. While the prevalence of sterilization is estimated to increase from 23.5% to 28.8% of married women of reproductive age in the 1990s, there will actually be...

Female sterilization, or tubal ligation, is rural India's most prevalent form of contraception. The paperwork surrounding this procedure provides an interesting lens through which to investigate the state, its institutions and their material conditions. production circulation uncover state as illegible unpredictable entity that materializes in people's everyday lives bureaucratically futile cer...

The mid-20th century opening of a public specialized Clinic for the treatment of patients affected by Leukaemia was a significant event in Alicante. It represented both the beginning of specialization in the field of blood diseases and an opportunity for the Provincial Hospital to enter the world of laboratory research. The social prestige of medical technologies, the introduction of a blood tr...

BACKGROUND Tubal ligation is the most common form of contraception in India. We conducted this study to assess the factors associated with post-sterilization regrets. AIMS This study was designed to assess risk factors that are likely to cause regret following female sterilization in Indian women. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Questionnaire-based study. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a questionnair...

CONTEXT Use of modern contraceptive methods has increased fourfold in India since the 1970s, characterized by a predominance of female sterilization. There has been considerable investigation about women's choice of female sterilization, but little from the male perspective. METHODS Seven focus group discussions were conducted among 58 men currently married to women aged 15-45, followed by a ...

background: starting sexual relations in early ages, diminution of family size and couple's delay for having babies in recent years have increased the length of using contraception methods and women need contraceptives for an average of more than 30 years. on the other hand, the tendency to use a contraceptive method like other tendencies depends on the general attitude to apply it and this mea...