Surgical sterilisation : medical power, women\u27s knowledge

Abstract

An exploration of women\u27s experience of tubal ligation and the social context in which their contraceptive decision making occurs. This study gives priority to women\u27s knowledge about their own bodies and investigates how women negotiate contraceptive risks, the information provision process, the outcome of tubal ligation in terms of side-effects and the medical responses to women\u27s reporting of their problems. It makes recommendations about the information women should have to meet the requirement of an informed consent when accepting contraceptive surgery