POPLINE Document Number: 784805
Author(s):
Kwak HM
Moon YK
Song CH
Ahn DW
Chi I
Source citation:
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1978;19(2):105-10.
Abstract:
1604 patients with laparoscopic sterilization were divided into 3 groups based on timing of sterilization relative to therapeutic abortion: 1) postabortion; 2) intermediate (sterilization performed 1-42 days after abortion); 3) interval group (sterilization performed 43 days after abortion). Patients were followed up from 7-21 days, 6 months and 12 months after the surgery. The 3 groups were compared as to immediate complications; early complications; patient characteristics and other relevant events (surgical time, surgical difficulties, procedure failures and pregnancy failures). Overall findings show that the 3 groups were generally comparable in their biologic characteristics. The postabortion group was gererally better educated than the other 2 groups, and there was a high incidence of previous induced abortions, with more than half of the subjects having at least 3 previous abortions. For both electrocoagulation cases and tubal ring cases, technical problems and major complications were minimal regardless of timing of therapeutic abortion. No serious complications were observed. It was concluded that combined therapeutic abortion-laparoscopic sterilization procedures do not increase risk of technical difficulties and complications.
Keywords:
Clinical ResearchIndex page
Republic of Korea
Laparoscopy
Family Planning Acceptor Characteristics
Pregnancy, First Trimester
Postabortion
Complications
Abortion
Female Sterilization
Gynecologic Surgery
Research Methodology
Asia, Eastern
Asia
Developed Countries
Endoscopy
Physical Examinations and Diagnoses
Examinations and Diagnoses
Family Planning Acceptors
Family Planning Programs
Family Planning
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Diseases
Fertility Control, Postconception
Sterilization, Sexual
Urogenital Surgery
Surgery
Treatment