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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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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HIGH PREVALENCE OF VOLUNTARY STERILIZATION AMONG AMERICAN WOMEN EXPLAINED BY TRADE-OFFS RESULTING FROM MALE PARENTAL COMMITMENT. J Biosoc Sci. 2018 07; 50(4):505-526.
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Surgical sterilization, regret, and race: contemporary patterns. Soc Sci Res. 2015 Mar; 50:31-45.
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Female sterilisation: a cohort controlled comparative study of ESSURE versus laparoscopic sterilisation. BJOG. 2005 Nov; 112(11):1522-8.