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Medical Author:

Avi J Sklar, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCSC

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: Avi J Sklar, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCSC, Consulting Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

REFERENCE: Westhoff C, Davis A, Tubal sterilization: focus on the U.S. experience; Fertil Steril. 2000;73(5):913.

Previous contributing editors: 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.

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