ACOG technical bulletin. Sterilization. Number 222--April 1996 (replaces no. 113, February 1988) . American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 53(3): 281-288
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-7292 PMID: 8793633 Document Number: 302289
Sterilization provides a safe and effective contraceptive method. Both female and male sterilization have few long-term sequelae. Several new methods of transcervical sterilization are under development, but laparoscopy and minilaparotomy are likely to remain the most popular methods of female sterilization.