A comparison of women's regret after vasectomy versus tubal sterilization

Denise J Jamieson; Steven C Kaufman; Caroline Costello; Susan D Hillis; Polly A Marchbanks; Herbert B Peterson; US Collaborative Review of Sterilization Working Group

doi:10.1016/S0029-7844(02)01981-6

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A comparison of women's regret after vasectomy versus tubal sterilization

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A comparison of women's regret after vasectomy versus tubal sterilization

Denise J Jamieson, Steven C Kaufman, Caroline Costello, Susan D Hillis, Polly A Marchbanks, Herbert B Peterson and US Collaborative Review of Sterilization Working Group

Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.99(6), pp.1073-1079

06/01/2002

DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)01981-6

PMID: 12052602

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Abstract

To compare the 5-year cumulative probability of regret and risk factors for regret among women whose husbands underwent vasectomy with women after tubal sterilization. A total of 525 women whose husbands underwent vasectomy were compared with 3672 women who underwent tubal sterilization in a prospective, multicenter, cohort study. The cumulative probability of a woman expressing regret within 5 years after her husband's vasectomy was 6.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.6, 8.6), which was similar to the 5-year cumulative probability of regret among women after tubal sterilization (7.0%, 95% CI 5.8, 8.1). Women who reported substantial conflict with their husbands before vasectomy were more than 25 times more likely to request that their husband have a reversal than women who did not report such conflict (rate ratio 25.3, 95% CI 2.9, 217.2). Similarly, women who reported substantial conflict with their husbands or partners before tubal sterilization were more then three times as likely to regret their decision and more than five times as likely to request a reversal than women who did not report such conflict (rate ratio 3.1, 95% CI 1.4, 7.0, and rate ratio 5.4, 95% CI 1.6, 17.6, respectively). Most women did not express regret after their husband's vasectomy and the probability of regret was similar to sterilized women. However, when there was substantial conflict between a woman and her husband before vasectomy or tubal sterilization, the probability of subsequent request for reversal was increased.

Adolescent

Adult

California

Cohort Studies

Emotions

Female

Humans

Male

North Carolina

Prospective Studies

Sterilization, Tubal - psychology

Tennessee

Texas

Vasectomy - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: A comparison of women's regret after vasectomy versus tubal sterilization
Creators: Denise J Jamieson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Steven C Kaufman - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Caroline Costello - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Susan D Hillis - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Polly A Marchbanks - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Herbert B Peterson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
US Collaborative Review of Sterilization Working Group
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.99(6), pp.1073-1079
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)01981-6
PMID: 12052602
NLM abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol
ISSN: 0029-7844
eISSN: 1873-233X
Grant note: 3-Y02-HD41075-10 / NICHD NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 06/01/2002
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
Record Identifier: 9984446530702771

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