Preliminary counseling with age-related fertility rates does not influence whether women undergo reversal of sterilization

Yolanda A Butt; Sony Sierra; Peter F McComb

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.078

Preliminary counseling with age-related fertility rates does not influence whether women undergo reversal of sterilization

Fertil Steril. 2006 Jun;85(6):1833-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.078. Epub 2006 Apr 27.

Authors

Yolanda A Butt¹, Sony Sierra, Peter F McComb

Affiliation

¹ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 16643912
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.078

Abstract

Our objective was to assess the influence of preliminary counseling that provided information about age-related fertility rates on the decision of women to undergo reversal of sterilization. There was no apparent influence; this raises the question as to whether couples seeking fertility therapy base their decision making on factual information provided by the clinician.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Birth Rate*
British Columbia / epidemiology
Decision Making*
Female
Fertility
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Sex Counseling / statistics & numerical data*
Statistics as Topic
Sterilization Reversal / psychology
Sterilization Reversal / statistics & numerical data*
Sterilization, Reproductive / psychology
Sterilization, Reproductive / statistics & numerical data*
Treatment Outcome