Sterilization is one of the most frequently used methods of contraception worldwide. The
recent National Survey of Family Growth reveals that among women aged 15 to 44 years in …

Globally, sterilization protects more couples from pregnancy than any other contraceptive
method. However, use of sterilization has grown only gradually and annual rates of adoption …

OBJECTIVE: To review the rate, setting, and demographic characteristics of tubal
sterilization and its current trend within contraceptive practice in the United States. DESIGN …

Worldwide, more than 190 million couples have chosen sterilization as their contraceptive
method. 226,249,257 Sterilization is the most prevalent contraceptive method in the United …

Unintended pregnancies are expensive for patients and for society in terms of medical costs,
the cost of caring for more children, and the cost to personal and professional goals …

CONTEXT Female surgical sterilization is widely used in the United States. Educational
differentials in sterilization are large, but poorly understood. Improved understanding of …

C urrent figures indicate that at least one American couple in six in the main child-bearing
years, age 20 to 39, has had a sterilization operation. At present rates, a total of two million …

Female and male sterilization are both safe and effective methods of permanent
contraception used by more than 220 million couples worldwide (). Approximately 600,000 …

OBJECTIVE: To assess racial differences in attitudes and knowledge about sterilization.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Questionnaires were mailed to participants' …

Sterilization is still the most widely used method of fertility regulation in the world. The
method currently provides contraception for some 223 million couples. For many women in …