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Maternal mortality exceeding 50% and perinatal loss of more than 45% contraindicate pregnancy in females with Eisenmenger syndrome. Sterilization is the contraceptive method of choice. Any operation carries a very significant risk in persons with Eisenmenger syndrome; the anaesthetic mortality has been reported to be 19%. This paper details the successful sterilization of 4 women with Eisenmenger syndrome at our institution.
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