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Abstract
Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.
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23 entry terms
- Sterilization, Reproductive
- Reproductive Sterilizations
- Sterilizations, Reproductive
- Female Sterilization
- Female Sterilization, Voluntary
- Male Sterilization
- Male Sterilization, Voluntary
- Voluntary Sterilization
- Female Sterilizations
- Female Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Male Sterilizations
- Male Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Sterilization, Female
- Sterilization, Male
- Sterilization, Voluntary
- Sterilizations, Female
- Sterilizations, Male
- Sterilizations, Voluntary
- Voluntary Female Sterilization
- Voluntary Female Sterilizations
- Voluntary Male Sterilization
- Voluntary Male Sterilizations
- Voluntary Sterilizations
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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restrict to humans and vertebrates; for invertebrates, consider PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL
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2004 (1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Reproductive Sterilization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013245. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013245
- Reproductive Sterilization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_(medicine)
- Reproductive Sterilization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324503