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Recent trends in contraceptive sterilization in Flanders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

E. Lodewijckx
E. Lodewijckx
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, University of Ghent, Belgium
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Summary

Elective sterilization started to spread rather late in Flanders. Despite the sharp increase of this contraceptive method since the end of the 1970s, its frequency is still lower than in many neighbouring countries and much lower than in the US and Canada, mainly due to the lag in male sterilization. Further increase in contraceptive sterilization and a greater participation of men is expected in the near future.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 59 - 70
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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