TY - JOUR
T1 - Abdominal hysterectomy for surgical sterilization in the mentally retarded
T2 - A review of parental opinion
AU - Wheeless, Clifford R.
PY - 1975/8/1
Y1 - 1975/8/1
N2 - Between the years 1950 and 1973, 152 abdominal hysterectomies were performed for surgical sterilization in patients who were mentally retarded. A retrospective follow-up study was performed to ascertain the opinions of parents, guardians, and institutional care workers charged with the care and responsibility of these patients since the time of the original operation. In the categories evaluated, over 90 per cent of those charged with the care of the patient were enthusiastic for the benefits achieved by hysterectomy rather than tubal ligation for the purpose of surgical sterilization.
AB - Between the years 1950 and 1973, 152 abdominal hysterectomies were performed for surgical sterilization in patients who were mentally retarded. A retrospective follow-up study was performed to ascertain the opinions of parents, guardians, and institutional care workers charged with the care and responsibility of these patients since the time of the original operation. In the categories evaluated, over 90 per cent of those charged with the care of the patient were enthusiastic for the benefits achieved by hysterectomy rather than tubal ligation for the purpose of surgical sterilization.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90730-9
DO - 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90730-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 1146938
AN - SCOPUS:0016789778
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 122
SP - 872
EP - 875
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 7
ER -