Abstract
Introduction: The existence of changes in menstrual cycle following tubal sterilization as a contraceptive method is a subject of debate. The purpose of this study was to determine changes in menstrual cycle after tubal sterilization related to age and previous contraceptive method.
Material & methods: This research is a descriptiveanalytical Study that carried out on 367 women who had undergone tubal sterilization during 2009-2011 years. The information were gathered by interview and telephone contact respectively before and 6-12 months after tubal sterilization and analyzed by SPSS soft ware.
Results: There was a significant relationship between changes in cycle intervals with age (P=0.02). Also there is no meaningful relationship between changes in menstrual cycle characteristics with contraceptive method.
Conclusion: The follow up of women undergoing tubal sterilization during 6-12 months show that the most of unfavorable changes in menstrual cycle take place in 40-47 age range and it can due to physiological changes in cycle about this age group.
Material & methods: This research is a descriptiveanalytical Study that carried out on 367 women who had undergone tubal sterilization during 2009-2011 years. The information were gathered by interview and telephone contact respectively before and 6-12 months after tubal sterilization and analyzed by SPSS soft ware.
Results: There was a significant relationship between changes in cycle intervals with age (P=0.02). Also there is no meaningful relationship between changes in menstrual cycle characteristics with contraceptive method.
Conclusion: The follow up of women undergoing tubal sterilization during 6-12 months show that the most of unfavorable changes in menstrual cycle take place in 40-47 age range and it can due to physiological changes in cycle about this age group.
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