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Contraception
Tubal Sterilization Poses No Greater Risk of Menstrual Abnormalities
December 31st, 2000
The largest, most comprehensive study of its kind to date has found that women who have undergone tubal sterilization are at no greater risk for menstrual abnormalities than are women who have not had the procedure, settling a debate within the medical community. The study authors also found that women who underwent the procedure appeared to have fewer menstrual abnormalities than did women who were unsterilized, but quickly cautioned that they regarded this secondary finding as most probably a chance occurrence. The researchers stressed that there is no known biological reason why tubal sterilization should reduce the risk of menstrual abnormalities. ...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-12-31)
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