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Sterilization: A Review of 98 Sterilized Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. David Enoch  and
Keith Jones
M. David Enoch
Affiliation:
Liverpool Royal Infirmary, Pembroke Place, Liverpool 3; Clinical Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Keith Jones
Affiliation:
North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent
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Summary

The details of 98 women sterilized over a three-year period are presented. They show that female sterilization is a safe procedure which has a satisfactory result in many cases and confers many secondary benefits. However, some regret is common and is associated with a high incidence of psychiatric and marital morbidity, and this is shown to be related to pre-operative factors. A method of pre-operative assessment is outlined which should minimize the risk of a poor outcome following female sterilization.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 6 , December 1975 , pp. 583 - 587
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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