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  • Regret following female sterilization in Slovenia
    Becner, Anja ; Bečić Turkanović, Anela ; But, Igor
    Objective: To estimate the regret rate and risk factors for regret among women who have undergone sterilization. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among all women who underwent a ... sterilization procedure at the University Medical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia, in 2008-2012. Identified women were contacted and asked to complete an online questionnaire assessing regret and symptoms associated with depression. Results: Among 714 identified women, 308 (43.1%) completed the questionnaire. Four (1.3%) participants reported regret, and 9 (2.9%) reported that they would not opt for sterilization again, all of whom had post-sterilization problems. Such problems were significantly associated with participants reporting that they would not opt for sterilization again (P=0.003). Additionally, women who would not choose sterilization again had significantly higher scores on the depressive scale used than did those who would undergo sterilization again (P=0.028). Conclusion Few women report regret after tubal sterilization in Slovenia. However, an additional consultation on post-sterilization problems and depressive disorder before sterilization might minimize the risk of regret.
    Source: International journal of gynaecology & obstetrics. - ISSN 0020-7292 (Vol. 130, issue 1, Jul. 2015, str. 45-48)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2015
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 5582655

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    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020729215001927
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