We thank Dr. Verkuyl for his interest in our paper [
[1]
] and endorsement of our recommendation to account for “typical” versus “perfect” use
sterilization failure rates. We commend Dr. Verkyul for raising additional issues
that often plague women seeking sterilization, albeit these issues arise before women
can choose their procedure. Our analysis begins with women choosing between two interval
sterilization procedures and follows various clinical outcomes. For women with good
access to both procedures, we believe that this information is vital to women and
their physicians discussing the benefits and risks of these options.Keywords
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- Potential unintended pregnancies averted and cost savings associated with a revised Medicaid sterilization policy.Contraception. 2013; 88 ([PMC3830666]): 691-696
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Publication history
Published online: July 02, 2014
Accepted:
June 18,
2014
Received:
June 17,
2014
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© 2014 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
