Proportion of Hysterectomy After Female Sterilization

A Retrospective Analysis to Describe the Proportion of Hysterectomy After Female Sterilization With Hysteroscopic Device or Tubal Ligation Using Intermountain Healthcare Database in the US

The objective of this study is to describe the proportion of hysterectomy in patients that had undergone sterilization through hysteroscopic device placement and the patients that had undergone sterilization through tubal ligation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: 18 to 49 years at index date
• Gender: Female
• Diagnosis: Women who underwent hysteroscopic device sterilization procedure
• Diagnosis: Women who underwent tubal ligation sterilization procedure (includes laparoscopic tubal ligation), and salpingectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures
• Embryo transfer, intrauterine
• Follicle puncture for oocyte retrieval, any method