Menstrual abnormalities after tubal sterilization
Medical Forum Monthly. 2008; 19 (11): 8-11
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-88709
ABSTRACT
To ascertain the menstrual abnormalities after tubal sterilization. Prospective cross-sectional study. All women aged 30 to 40 were selected from low income urban population at Quetta, with a body wt between 50 to 90 kg, who have undergone tubal ligation at Gynea unit III Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta. This cross sectional prospective study has been carried out on 200 women at unit III Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Sandman Provincial Hospital, Quetta during 1[st] June 2006 - 31 July 2007, to assess the effect of tubal ligation [sterilization] on the menstrual cycle. Two hundred healthy women under the coverage of the hospital family planning centre were selected randomly and all were assessed for the menstrual irregularities after tubal ligation. The menstrual abnormalities were significantly different between two age groups [35-36 and 38-40]. Tubal sterilization does cause menstrual irregularities
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Prospective Studies
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Age Factors
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Menorrhagia
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Menstruation Disturbances
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. Forum Mon.
Year:
2008
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