Psychosocial consequences of sterilization: A review of the literature and preliminary findings

Tubal ligation continues as a frequently used method of birth control. Nonetheless, psychosocial consequences, sexual satisfaction, and later regret regarding the procedure and the loss of childbearing potential remain as concerns. This is particularly true for the population of childless women requ...

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Published in:Comprehensive psychiatry 1994-03, Vol.35 (2), p.157-163
Main Authors: Smith, Elizabeth M., Friedrich, Ernst, Pribor, Elizabeth F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Emotions
Family Planning Services
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gynecology and obstetrics
Humans
Middle Aged
Population
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sterilization, Tubal - psychology
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Summary:Tubal ligation continues as a frequently used method of birth control. Nonetheless, psychosocial consequences, sexual satisfaction, and later regret regarding the procedure and the loss of childbearing potential remain as concerns. This is particularly true for the population of childless women requesting the procedure. The authors review all available recent literature on regret, psychosocial correlates, and sexual satisfaction related to tubal sterilization, with particular attention to the literature on childless women. They also present preliminary findings from a prospective controlled 5-year follow-up study of sterilization in childless women.
ISSN:0010-440X
1532-8384
DOI:10.1016/0010-440X(94)90062-M