ABSTRACT
PIP: The results of 1393 cases of female sterilization are presented in the article. Several techniques of tubal ligation were employed, postpartum and postabortum minilaparotomy, Pomeroy method, and fimbriectomy. Operative procedures are given in details for every technique. Main reason for sterilization was permanent contraception; 92% of patients belonged to low socioeconomic classes, were about 34 years old, with parity over 5, and most with antecedents of abortion and of cesarean section. There were no complications; late morbidity was only 1.47%, and mainly caused by transvaginal surgery. Minilaparotomy was found to give better results than conventional laparotomy; average time for the procedure was 10'. Hospital stay was 3.2 days, and paracervical block was used in over 92% of cases.^ieng
