Tubal Sterilization (cont.)
Medical Author:
Avi J Sklar, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCSC
Coauthor:
Sandra Wendel
Medical Editor:
Bryan D Cowan, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Lee P Shulman, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsAuthor:Avi J Sklar, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCSC, Consulting Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.Coauthor(s): Sandra Wendel, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc. Editors:Bryan D Cowan, MD, Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi College of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Lee P Shulman, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005 |
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Prior to the 1960s, female sterilization in the United States was generally performed only for medical indications (when additional pregnancies would be hazardous to the mother).
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