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Descriptor
English
:
Sterilization, Reproductive
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Esterilización Reproductiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Esterilização Reprodutiva
Synonyms
English
:
Reproductive Sterilization
Voluntary Sterilization
Tree Number:
E02.875.194.910
E04.950.599
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
restrict to
humans
and
vertebrates
; for
invertebrates
, consider
PEST CONTROL
, BIOLOGICAL
See Related
English
:
Pest Control, Biological
Population Control
History Note
English
:
2004 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
13633
Unique Identifier:
D013245
Occurrence in VHL
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