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Re: sterilized during laparoscopy without my knowledge
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat May 18 06:27:09 2002
What has happened to you is a clear medical malpractice. You should
contact a lawyer ASAP. Persons cannot be sterilised without express
informed consent.
At Fri, 17 May 2002, kat wrote:
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>I was wondering if anyone else out there learned AFTER their operation
>for endometriosis that they were sterilzed. I found out 4 months later
>when I went in for my yearly pap that the doc had burned both fallopian
>tubes closed during my surgery (to prevent "reflux"). I was stunned and
>didn't know what to say, still haven't recieved a call back from the doc
>to talk to him. I am 40 and wasn't planning on anymore kids but I
>always thought the doctor would get specific permission for a proceedure
>like that.Ask your doctor specifically before your operation if it will
>include this . I feel very dumb even though I asked my doc so many
>questions that I had to take in a note pad to read them all off (but I
>didn't even think to ask about being surgically sterilized). Kat
>
>--
>Kat
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