Female sterilization in New South Wales, 1981 to 1994-1995

The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
F YusufS Leeder

Abstract

This paper investigates and confirms the dramatic decline in female sterilization in New South Wales over the past decade, a period when male sterilization has remained fairly constant. The most significant decline occurred among women under 30 years of age, which resulted in a rise in the mean age at sterilization. In 1994-1995, 70% of sterilization operations were performed for contraceptive management only, 11% were concurrent with Caesarean section, and 9% with abortion. Incidental findings were an increase in Caesarean section and the proportion of women having concurrent sterilization, and a large decline in intrauterine device removals, more than half of which were accompanied with sterilization in 1994-1995. Currently-married women accounted for 80% of sterilization cases. Immigrant women generally had lower incidence of sterilization compared to the Australian-born.

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Sep 27, 2003·BJOG : an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·Sam Rowlands, Philip Hannaford
Apr 3, 2002·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·Farhat Yusuf, Stefania Siedlecky
Dec 24, 2002·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·Azar KariminiaMarie Chamberlain
Apr 1, 1999·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·F Yusuf, S Siedlecky

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