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Female Sterilization

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Contraception

Part of the book series: Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology ((CPOG))

Abstract

Female sterilization is a surgical procedure resulting in irreversible loss of reproductive potential. Radical procedures such as hysterectomy will not be considered, although the aspect of sterilization plays an important role as part of the “hidden indications” for radical surgery.

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  1. Thierry G. Vancaillie
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Women’s Hospital Room L946, 1240 North Mission Road, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Donna Shoupe M.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LAC-USC Medical Center, Women’s Hospital Room L946, 1240 North Mission Road, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Donna Shoupe M.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 20892, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Florence P. Haseltine MD, Ph.D. (Director) (Director)

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Vancaillie, T.G. (1993). Female Sterilization. In: Shoupe, D., Haseltine, F.P. (eds) Contraception. Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2730-4_15

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