Quinacrine hydrochloride pellets: preliminary data on a nonsurgical method of female sterilization.

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Zipper J, Cole LP, Goldsmith A, Wheeler R, Rivera M

Quinacrine hydrochloride pellets: preliminary data on a nonsurgical method of female sterilization.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1980;18(4):275-9.

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The efficacy of transcervical insertions of quinacrine hydrochloride pellets to produce tubal occlusion has been evaluated in a study of 139 women in Santiago, Chile. At one year, the pregnancy rate was 3.1%, an acceptable rate for a nonsurgical method of female sterilization.

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