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CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS REQUESTING REVERSAL OF STERILIZATION
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10474.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 3, pages 161–164, March 1978
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Thomson, P. and Templeton, A. (1978), CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS REQUESTING REVERSAL OF STERILIZATION. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 161–164. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10474.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
With the increased number of female patients seeking sterilization and the good chance of successful reversal using modern microsurgical techniques, it can be anticipated there will be a rise in the number of patients requesting reversal of sterilization. We have studied the characteristics of 36 patients who requested reversal of sterilization at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, in the last five years. The majority of patients requested reversal on the basis of a new relationship. Other reasons included sexual problems and child death. Eighteen of the patients had clear evidence of marital disharmony at the time of sterilization. Seven of the patients had been admitted to hospital with a drug overdose since being sterilized.