Retrospective Claims Analysis of Hysterectomy After Sterilization

Inclusion criteria

• Women aged 18 through 49 years at the index date
• at least one claim of the hysteroscopic sterilization procedure or interval laparoscopic tubal ligation at any time during January 1, 2010 -December 31, 2012
• Had 6 months of continuous medical and pharmacy benefits pre-index date which is considered the baseline period to capture all patient characteristics prior to the procedure
• Had 12 months of continuous medical and pharmacy benefits post-index date (i.e., follow-up period)

Exclusion criteria

• Women who underwent a postpartum tubal ligation procedure during the entire study period
• Women who had claims of a sterilization procedure during the baseline period
• Women who had a claim for pregnancy or delivery within 6 weeks prior to the index date
• Women who had more than one type of sterilization procedure (i.e., combination of hysteroscopic sterilization, laparoscopic tubal ligation or mini-laparotomy) on the same index date
• Women who had concurrent procedures on the same day as the index sterilization procedure that were performed for reasons beyond the purpose of sterilization