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PUERPERAL TUBAL STERILIZATION.................702
NON PUERPERAL TUBAL STERILIZATION............ 704
COMPLICATIONS. . . . . . . ............. 704
TRANSCERVICAL STERILIZATION................... 705
VASECTOMY....................................706
In order, therore, to render a woman permanenty sterile by an operation upon the tubes, they must be excised by wedge-shaped incisions at the cornua of the uterus and the wounds closed by sutures.
-J. Whitridge Williams (1903)
Sterilization is a popular choice of contraception for millions of men and women. Among women using contraception, one third rely on either male or female sterilization (Daniels, 2015). This procedure is indicated in those requesting sterilization and who clearly understand its permanence and its diicult and often unsuccessful reversal. All persons considering sterilization should also be counseled regarding alternative contraceptive choices (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2017a,c).