VOLUNTARY FEMALE STERILIZATION VIA MINILAPAROTOMY - REPORT FROM BURKINA-FASO

We present the first study of voluntary female sterilisation in Burkin a Faso. The average woman undergoing tubal ligation was a 37 gear old, married, housewife para 8 with five living children, The main reasons for TL were: achieved desired family size (45.9%) and medical reason (29.5%). The TL was usually performed (77.8%) in the postpartum, using the Pomeroy technique, With a follow up of three to fifteen months, n o pregnancy has been reported and no request for reversal expressed, T he authors make some suggestions to increase the prevalence of TL in B urkina Faso.