Sterilization, Reproductive
"Sterilization, Reproductive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.
| Descriptor ID |
D013245
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.875.194.910 E04.950.599
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| Concept/Terms |
Sterilization, Reproductive- Sterilization, Reproductive
- Reproductive Sterilizations
- Sterilizations, Reproductive
- Reproductive Sterilization
Female Sterilization, Voluntary- Female Sterilization, Voluntary
- Female Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Voluntary Female Sterilization
- Voluntary Female Sterilizations
Voluntary Sterilization- Voluntary Sterilization
- Sterilization, Voluntary
- Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Voluntary Sterilizations
Male Sterilization, Voluntary- Male Sterilization, Voluntary
- Male Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Voluntary Male Sterilization
- Voluntary Male Sterilizations
Female Sterilization- Female Sterilization
- Female Sterilizations
- Sterilization, Female
- Sterilizations, Female
Male Sterilization- Male Sterilization
- Male Sterilizations
- Sterilization, Male
- Sterilizations, Male
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sterilization, Reproductive" by people in Profiles.
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Permanent Sterilization in Nulliparous Patients: Is Legislative Anxiety an Indication for Surgery? J Clin Ethics. 2023; 34(4):320-327.
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A Novel Approach to Postpartum Contraception Provision Combined with Infant Care: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Womens Health Issues. 2020 Mar - Apr; 30(2):83-92.
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Women's Expectation of Receiving Reproductive Health Care at Catholic and Non-Catholic Hospitals. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2019 09; 51(3):135-142.
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Contraception. Ann Intern Med. 2019 02 05; 170(3):ITC18-ITC32.
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Referrals for Services Prohibited In Catholic Health Care Facilities. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2016 09; 48(3):111-7.
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Postpartum Contraception Use by Urban/Rural Status: An Analysis of the Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data. Womens Health Issues. 2015 Nov-Dec; 25(6):622-7.
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In the Clinic. Contraception. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Oct 02; 157(7):ITC4-1-ITC4-15; quiz ITC4-16.
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A qualitative study of barriers to postpartum sterilization and women's attitudes toward unfulfilled sterilization requests. Contraception. 2008 Jan; 77(1):44-9.
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Peripartum hysterectomy. J Perinat Med. 2000; 28(6):472-81.
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Ernst Rüdin, a Nazi psychiatrist and geneticist. Am J Med Genet. 1997 Jul 25; 74(4):457-8; author reply 461-3.