The decline of laparoscopic sterilisation

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2008-02
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Horgan, Richard P.
Higgins, John R.
Burke, Gerard J.
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Irish Medical Organisation
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Female sterilisation is an extensively used method of contraception all over the world but there appears to be a decline in the performance of this procedure in Ireland. There also appears to be an increased uptake of safe, long-acting contraceptive alternatives. We set out to establish the extent of the decline of laparoscopic sterilisation and to explore possible explanations. Data for female sterilisation from Ireland was obtained from the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry Scheme (HIPE) section of the Economic and Social Research Institute for the years 1999 to 2004. Recent sales figures for long acting reversible contraceptives, specifically the levo-norgestrel-loaded intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) (Mirena) and the etonogestrel implant (Implanon) were also obtained. Laparoscopic tubal ligations reduced from 2,566(1999) to 910 (2004). In the corresponding period the use of Mirena coils increased from 4,840 (1999) to 17,077 (2004).
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Laparoscopic sterilisation , Long-acting reversible contraceptives , Tubal occlusion , HIPE scheme
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Horgan R, Higgins JR, Burke G; (2008) 'The decline of laparoscopic sterilisation'. Irish Medical Journal, 101 (2):53-55.
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© Copyright 2008 Irish Medical Journal