Permanent Sterilization with Dr. Aparna Sridhar

Here’s the RoshReview Question of the Week:

​​A 38-year-old woman presents to your office seeking counseling. She has four children, and she would like to have a tubal sterilization procedure. You explain to your patient the risks and benefits of bilateral salpingectomy compared to tubal ligation. Which of the following is this patient at risk for if she undergoes this procedure?

• Increased hospital stay

• Increased operative time

• Postoperative fever

• Postoperative infection

Check out the correct answer by following the links above!

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Today we welcome back Dr. Aparna Sridhar, associate professor at UCLA Health, to talk about permanent sterilization counseling. You may remember her from our previous episode about combined hormonal contraceptives.

Dr. Sridhar gives us an awesome overview of all forms of permanent sterilization, including male permanent sterilization (vasectomy).